Townland

Cookstown

Baile an Chócaire

Cookstown is a townland in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCookstown53.51952° N · 6.42116° 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

  • Baile an Chócaire · Irish · main form
  • Cookstown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Meath
Barony
Ratoath
Civil parish
Cookstown
Within
Kilbrew
Coordinates
53.51952, -6.42116
Mapped area
1.57 km²
Logainm ID
37854 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

32People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Sherry 9
  • Geraghty 6
  • Battersby 4
  • Byrne 4
  • Austin 3
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

27People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Byrne 7
  • Sherry 7
  • Battersby 4
  • Austin 3
  • Brindley 2
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cookstown. 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 2026-03-06. How this page was prepared.