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Galbertstown Upper

Baile Ghealbhaird Uachtarach

Galbertstown Upper is a townland in Tipperary. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationGalbertstown Upper52.62336° N · 7.85317° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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

  • Baile Ghealbhaird Uachtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Galbertstown Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Tipperary
Barony
Eliogarty
Civil parish
Fertiana
Coordinates
52.62336, -7.85317
Mapped area
1.52 km²
Logainm ID
47093 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

39People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Flanagan 12
  • Ceazer 4
  • Shanahan 4
  • Stapleton 4
  • Lonergan 3
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Galbertstown Upper. 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.