Townland

Blackhills Lower

An Cnoc Dubh Íochtarach

Blackhills Lower is a townland in Cavan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBlackhills Lower53.88746° N · 6.94348° 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 Cnoc Dubh Íochtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Blackhills Lower · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cavan
Barony
Clankee
Civil parish
Moybolgue
Coordinates
53.88746, -6.94348
Mapped area
0.97 km²
Logainm ID
3674 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

44People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Clarke 10
  • Farrelly 7
  • Coyle 5
  • Geelan 5
  • Cooney 4
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

44People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Farrelly 7
  • Clarke 6
  • Clorke 6
  • Cooney 4
  • Coyle 4
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Blackhills Lower. 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 2025-10-20. How this page was prepared.