Townland

Battstown

Baile Bhata

Battstown is a townland in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBattstown53.59141° N · 7.16958° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • Baile Bhata · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Battstown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Delvin
Civil parish
Killulagh
Coordinates
53.59141, -7.16958
Mapped area
1.77 km²
Logainm ID
51395 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

10People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Kiernan 9
  • Pardon 1
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1911 census

38People recorded
6Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Kiernan 11
  • Egginton 9
  • Fox 4
  • Hagerty 4
  • Mulligan 4
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1926 census

49People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Bartley 8
  • Carroll 7
  • Eggington 7
  • Fox 6
  • Mulligan 6
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Battstown. 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 2025-02-07. How this page was prepared.