placenames1901 census
5People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Collins 1
- Foy 1
- Meade 1
- Rearnsbo Moses 1
- Relly 1
Ferbane
An Féar Bán
The 1901 census distinguishes the built-up town from the surrounding part of its namesake townland.
Recorded locationFerbane53.27168° N · 7.82718° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Féar Bán · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ferbane · English · main form
Place & story
The rural part of the townland
Ferbane’s rural return recorded five inhabitants in 1901, one male and four female, in two occupied houses. The table places the townland in Wheery or Killagally parish, Garrycastle barony and Ferbane electoral division and dispensary district, within the King’s County portion of Birr Poor Law Union. Its recorded area was 356 acres, two roods and seven perches. [2]
The town counted separately
Ferbane town had 320 inhabitants in 1901, 148 male and 172 female, in sixty-five occupied houses and eleven empty houses. The census states that it stood entirely on Ferbane townland. Its estimated thirty-three acres were included in the townland’s area and valuation. The town and rural returns therefore describe different populations within the same named townland. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Offaly
- Barony
- Garrycastle
- Civil parish
- Wheery or Killagally
- Coordinates
- 53.27168, -7.82718
- Mapped area
- 1.44 km²
- Logainm ID
- 41331 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
13People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cahill 5
- Bailey 3
- Roche 3
- Cassidy 1
- Meade 1
1926 census
14People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Egan 6
- Devery 4
- Meagher 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ferbane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: King’s County, Table VII, printed page 11 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill & Company, Dublin, 1901
- 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.