placenames1901 census
93People recorded
23Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Murtagh 14
- Smyth 14
- Carrigy 10
- Duff 10
- Cruise 8
Faughalstown
Fochla
Faughalstown is a townland in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationFaughalstown53.64945° N · 7.32279° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Fochla · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Faughalstown · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Fore
- Civil parish
- Faughalstown
- Coordinates
- 53.64945, -7.32279
- Mapped area
- 4.09 km²
- Logainm ID
- 51316 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
87People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Fagan 12
- Smyth 10
- Murtagh 9
- Carrigy 8
- Duff 6
1926 census
86People recorded
18Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Murtagh 11
- Boyhan 8
- Duff 8
- Smyth 7
- Carrigy 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Faughalstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2026-09-15. How this page was prepared.