placenames1901 census
20People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cunniam 7
- Glanville 6
- Feeney 3
- Crowley 2
- Ward 2
Oyster Island
Oileán na nOisrí
Oyster Island is a townland in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationOyster Island54.30184° N · 8.56569° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded 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
- Oileán na nOisrí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Oyster Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Sligo
- Barony
- Carbury
- Civil parish
- Killaspugbrone
- Coordinates
- 54.30184, -8.56569 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 0.14 km²
- Logainm ID
- 45365 ↗
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
11People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Devaney 5
- Fortune 2
- Gillespie 2
- Jeffers 1
- McGowan 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oyster Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.