Townland

Kildun

Cill Ghoin

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

Recorded locationKildun53.99049° N · 9.84089° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Cill Ghoin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kildun · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Erris
Civil parish
Kilcommon
Coordinates
53.99049, -9.84089
Mapped area
1.27 km²
Logainm ID
36953 ↗

People & family history

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

1926 census

12People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Corrigan 6
  • Gillespie 5
  • Heneghan 1
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kildun. 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.