placenames1901 census
86People recorded
22Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Kelly 11
- Corcoran 7
- Cartwright 6
- Colgan 6
- Dolan 6
Dalystown
Baile Uí Dhálaigh
Road investigations and accounts of revolutionary activity add two distinct episodes to Dalystown’s history.
Recorded locationDalystown53.43061° N · 7.40576° 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
- Baile Uí Dhálaigh · Irish · main form
- Dalystown · English · main form
Place & story
Burnt stone beneath the fields
Testing before the N52 Carrickbridge–Clonfad road scheme in September 2010 found two spreads of burnt material in Dalystown. Archaeologist Yvonne Whitty recorded black silty clay containing frequent fragments of burnt sandstone. The larger spread measured eleven by nine metres, the smaller about five by four. Her preliminary report anticipated further excavation; it did not establish the deposits’ dates or their precise purpose. [2]
Stopping the hunt in 1919
A Westmeath County Council study of Thomas Caddell draws on Volunteer activity reports to describe action against the Westmeath Hunt in January 1919. Tyrrellspass Company mobilised to prevent hunting on land at Dalystown and Middleton Park. James King of Kilbride House initiated the campaign to press for the release of Sinn Féin prisoners. The account identifies Thomas’s brothers John and Andrew with this activity; it does not place Thomas himself among the participants. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Fartullagh
- Civil parish
- Clonfad
- Coordinates
- 53.43061, -7.40576
- Mapped area
- 3.56 km²
- Logainm ID
- 51620 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
86People recorded
22Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
80People recorded
20Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dalystown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 2010:666 — N52 Carrickbridge–Clonfad testing, licence 10E0371 · Yvonne Whitty, Irish Archaeological Consultancy
- Scars of Revolution: The Case of Thomas Caddell, reviewed 12 May 2021 · Westmeath County Council; original research using military pension/activity records
- 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 2020-07-23. How this page was prepared.