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Carrick

An Charraig

A dated archaeological description records the form of the ruined church within its graveyard.

Recorded locationCarrick53.45552° N · 7.36646° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

carraigrock

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 Charraig · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Carrick · English · main form

Place & story

Openings and an uncertain tower

The archaeological record preserves a 1976 description of Carrick church as a small rectangular ruin, about eight metres long and seven metres wide. Walls stood on the south, west and north, with only foundations remaining to the east. A pointed doorway opened through the south wall, and small openings survived on the north and south sides. The western end was interpreted as possibly a residential tower or bell tower. That uncertainty remains part of the record rather than evidence for one securely identified function. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Civil parish
Carrick
Within
Carrick
Coordinates
53.45552, -7.36646
Mapped area
4.41 km²
Logainm ID
51534 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

68People recorded
12Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Eggenton 9
  • Costello 7
  • Mangan 7
  • Little 6
  • Quinn 6
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Carrick. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Carrick church WM026-083---- · Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien, Archaeological Survey of Ireland, uploaded 4 November 2019
  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 2010-10-29. How this page was prepared.