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Cornamaddy

Corr na Madadh

The original census separates the townland’s occupied homes from its vacant buildings.

Recorded locationCornamaddy53.43593° N · 7.90664° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

corrround hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

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

  • Corr na Madadh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Cornamaddy · English · main form

Place & story

Five inhabitants in two occupied houses

The 1911 census counted five inhabitants in Cornamaddy, three male and two female. Two of its five houses were occupied and three were empty. The population had been twelve in 1891 and seven in 1901, with two and three houses respectively. The table places Cornamaddy in Saint Mary’s parish, Brawny barony and Moydrum electoral division, within Athlone Union. Its recorded area was 124 acres, one rood and fourteen perches. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Brawny
Civil parish
Saint Mary's
Coordinates
53.43593, -7.90664
Mapped area
0.51 km²
Logainm ID
50955 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

7People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Butler 4
  • Pridy 3
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1911 census

5People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Butler 3
  • Priday 2
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cornamaddy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Westmeath, printed p 10 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, 1912
  3. 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 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.