placenames1901 census
17People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Boland 4
- Sheerin 4
- Conlon 2
- Ronan 2
- Savage 2
Derry
Archaeological recording identifies earthworks within the townland; the census counted twelve inhabitants in 1911.
Recorded locationDerry53.42664° N · 7.31287° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Derry · English · main form
Place & story
Earthworks recorded in 2013
Caimin O’Brien’s archaeological record describes a roughly D-shaped enclosure, about forty metres across from north to south, on a low rise in formerly marshy ground. Its earthen bank was largely reduced to a scarp, with traces of an outer ditch. Nearby earth-and-stone banks marked a rectangular house shown on the 1837 Ordnance Survey map. The house is classified as being of indeterminate date. Both features appeared to lie within a larger enclosure, with traces of cultivation ridges inside. [2]
Seven occupied houses in 1911
Derry had twelve inhabitants in 1911, five male and seven female. Seven of its eight houses were occupied and one was empty. The comparison columns record twenty-eight inhabitants in 1891 and seventeen in 1901. The townland appears in Castlelost parish and electoral division, within Fartullagh barony, Tyrrellspass dispensary district and Mullingar Union. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Fartullagh
- Civil parish
- Castlelost
- Coordinates
- 53.42664, -7.31287
- Mapped area
- 0.99 km²
- Logainm ID
- 51556 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
12People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Boland 4
- Sheerin 3
- Savage 2
- Conlon 1
- Kennedy 1
1926 census
6People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Boland 2
- Duignan 2
- Fagan 1
- Sheerin 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Derry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Derry enclosure WM033-033---- and house WM033-033001-; uploaded 25 July 2013 · Caimin O’Brien; Archaeological Survey of Ireland
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Westmeath, Table VII, printed page 42 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Athlone Printing Works, 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 2009-10-05. How this page was prepared.