placenames1901 census
35People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Cornamagh
Corr na mBeach
The original census records this Saint Mary’s parish townland separately from neighbouring Cornamaddy.
Recorded locationCornamagh53.43817° N · 7.91942° 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
- Corr na mBeach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Cornamagh · English · main form
Place & story
Forty inhabitants
The 1911 census counted forty inhabitants in Cornamagh, twenty-two male and eighteen female. Seven of its eight houses were occupied and one was empty. The population had been forty-four in 1891 and thirty-five in 1901, with seven houses at both earlier censuses. The table places Cornamagh in Saint Mary’s parish, Brawny barony and Moydrum electoral division, within Athlone Union. Its recorded area was 261 acres, one rood and nineteen perches. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Brawny
- Civil parish
- Saint Mary's
- Coordinates
- 53.43817, -7.91942
- Mapped area
- 1.06 km²
- Logainm ID
- 50956 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
40People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
46People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Reid 11
- O'Meara 10
- Costello 8
- Melinn 6
- Gaffey 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cornamagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Westmeath, printed p 10 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, 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 2021-01-08. How this page was prepared.