placenames1901 census
28People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ronan 7
- St John 5
- McGrath 4
- Mullally 3
- Fogerty 2
Graigue
An Ghráig
The townland appears in Mullinahone electoral division, separate from the town’s own census return.
Recorded locationGraigue52.53354° N · 7.47140° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place 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
- An Ghráig · Irish · main form · validated name
- Graigue · English · main form
Place & story
Twenty-eight inhabitants in 1911
Graigue had twenty-eight inhabitants in 1911, nineteen male and nine female, in seven occupied houses. Twenty-eight inhabitants had also been recorded in 1901, when there were eight houses; the 1891 return listed thirty-seven people and nine houses. Its area was 224 acres, one rood and twenty-four perches. It belonged to Modeshil parish, Slievardagh barony and Mullinahone electoral division and dispensary district, within the Tipperary portion of Callan Poor Law Union. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Tipperary
- Barony
- Slievardagh
- Civil parish
- Modeshil
- Coordinates
- 52.53354, -7.47140
- Mapped area
- 0.91 km²
- Logainm ID
- 48561 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
28People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ronan 11
- John 4
- McGrath 4
- Purcell 3
- Fogarty 2
1926 census
13People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ronan 5
- Purcell 3
- St John 3
- Brett 1
- Dwyer 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Graigue. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Tipperary, Table VII, printed page 18 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by A. Thom & Company, Dublin, 1912
- 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 2025-02-10. How this page was prepared.