placenames1901 census
115People recorded
18Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGuinness 15
- Conway 13
- Hallinan 13
- Coleman 12
- Rouse 11
Carns
An Carn
Carns is a townland in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationCarns54.17565° N · 8.98965° 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
- An Carn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Carns · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Sligo
- Barony
- Tireragh
- Civil parish
- Castleconor
- Within
- Castleconor East
- Coordinates
- 54.17565, -8.98965
- Mapped area
- 4.72 km²
- Logainm ID
- 44768 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
96People recorded
18Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGuinness 15
- O'Hara 11
- Kelly 10
- Naughton 10
- Hallinan 8
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carns. 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.