placenames1901 census
158People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Finan 16
- Madden 16
- McGann 14
- Keane 12
- Durkin 10
Lissalway
Lios Sealbhaigh
Lissalway is a townland in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLissalway53.77346° N · 8.39856° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Lios Sealbhaigh · Irish · main form
- Lissalway · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Castlereagh
- Civil parish
- Baslick
- Coordinates
- 53.77346, -8.39856
- Mapped area
- 6.17 km²
- Logainm ID
- 43477 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
134People recorded
29Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Madden 17
- Finan 14
- McGann 14
- Keane 8
- Concannon 7
1926 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lissalway. 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 2012-02-07. How this page was prepared.