Townland

Derrynasell West

Doire na Saille Thiar

Derrynasell West is a townland in Monaghan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDerrynasell West54.30070° N · 7.18935° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

doire(oak-)wood, grove, thicket

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

Doire na Saille Thiar · Irish · main form · validated name
Derrynasell West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Monaghan
Barony: Monaghan
Civil parish: Tedavnet
Coordinates: 54.30070, -7.18935
Mapped area: 1.89 km²
Logainm ID: 41008 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

57People recorded

11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

McKenna 9
Robinson 7
McGough 6
Mulligan 6
McCluskey 5

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1911 census

71People recorded

13Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Rooney 15
McCluskey 8
Foy 7
McKenna 7
Nolan 7

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1926 census

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

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Derrynasell West. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.