Townland

Rathcobican

Ráth Mhic Oibicín

Rathcobican is a townland in Offaly. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRathcobican53.33753° N · 7.18491° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

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

  • Ráth Mhic Oibicín · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Rathcobican · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Offaly
Civil parish
Ballymacwilliam
Coordinates
53.33753, -7.18491
Mapped area
2.7 km²
Logainm ID
41615 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

187People recorded
44Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Dunne 18
  • Heeney 12
  • Lenehan 11
  • Bergin 10
  • Culley 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Rathcobican. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.