Townland

Montiagh

An Móinteach

Montiagh is a townland in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationMontiagh54.00147° N · 8.80453° 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 Móinteach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Montiagh · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Sligo
Barony
Leyny
Civil parish
Achonry
Coordinates
54.00147, -8.80453
Mapped area
5.86 km²
Logainm ID
45526 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

453People recorded
102Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cafferty 31
  • Marren 25
  • Durkin 19
  • Phillips 18
  • Fleming 17
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1911 census

429People recorded
95Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cafferty 32
  • Waters 28
  • Marren 24
  • Gilligan 17
  • Fleming 16
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1926 census

342People recorded
83Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Waters 33
  • Cafferty 23
  • Fleming 17
  • Marren 16
  • Durcan 15
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Montiagh. 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.