Townland

Rusheens West

An Roisín Thiar

Rusheens West is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRusheens West53.89745° N · 8.67933° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Roisín Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Rusheens West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Costello
Civil parish
Kilmovee
Coordinates
53.89745, -8.67933
Mapped area
0.65 km²
Logainm ID
36692 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

38People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Frayne 20
  • Sheridan 5
  • Hartigan 4
  • Finnigan 3
  • Horkin 2
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

26People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Freyne 11
  • Caulfield 5
  • Finnigan 3
  • Hartigan 3
  • Sheridan 2
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Rusheens West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.