placenames1901 census
11People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Logan 7
- Corrigan 2
- Downes 1
- Nugent 1
Mahonstown
Archaeological records distinguish the enclosure from a smaller feature within it.
Recorded locationMahonstown53.45000° N · 7.29006° 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
- Mahonstown · English · main form
Place & story
An earthwork with an interior clue
A ringfort in Mahonstown was described in 1971 as an irregular enclosure roughly sixty metres long and forty-five metres wide. The National Monuments Service record identifies an inner bank, a broad ditch and an outer bank, with later quarrying and other disturbances affecting parts of the circuit. Within its southern quarter, a low circular platform about eight metres across may mark a house site. That interpretation remains tentative; the record does not establish the platform’s construction date. [2] [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Fartullagh
- Civil parish
- Enniscoffey
- Coordinates
- 53.45000, -7.29006
- Mapped area
- 2.06 km²
- Logainm ID
- 51668 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
13People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gavin 9
- Logan 4
1926 census
8People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Logan 6
- Corrigan 1
- Dulahan 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mahonstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Mahonstown ringfort, WM026-099, record uploaded 4 November 2019 · Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien, National Monuments Service
- Mahonstown possible house site, WM026-099001, record uploaded 4 November 2019 · Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien, National Monuments Service
- 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 2007-12-10. How this page was prepared.