Townland

Croley

Croithligh

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

Recorded locationCroley53.98716° N · 6.88249° 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

  • Croithligh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Croley · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cavan
Barony
Clankee
Civil parish
Shercock
Coordinates
53.98716, -6.88249
Mapped area
0.89 km²
Logainm ID
3813 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

49People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McCaul 5
  • McComb 5
  • Duffy 4
  • Dunnery 4
  • MacComb 4
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1926 census

72People recorded
13Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McComb 13
  • Garity 10
  • McEnany 10
  • Donnery 7
  • McCaul 7
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Croley. 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 2026-03-31. How this page was prepared.