placenames1901 census
14People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Joyce 5
- Shanley 5
- Leonard 3
- Farrell 1
Blackshade
An Scáth Dubh
Blackshade is a townland in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlackshade53.46987° N · 6.97993° 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 Scáth Dubh · Irish · main form
- Blackshade · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Moyfenrath Upper
- Civil parish
- Killyon
- Coordinates
- 53.46987, -6.97993
- Mapped area
- 0.54 km²
- Logainm ID
- 39108 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
19People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
20People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Leonard 8
- Shanley 6
- Campbell 4
- Joyce 2
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Blackshade. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2020-02-05. How this page was prepared.