placenames1901 census
55People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Fethard
Fiodh Ard
The census separates rural households from a town extending onto neighbouring Grange.
Recorded locationFethard52.19559° N · 6.85026° 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
- Fiodh Ard · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Fethard · English · main form
Place & story
The rural return
Fethard townland’s rural return recorded fifty-seven inhabitants in 1911, twenty-six male and thirty-one female, in twelve occupied houses and three empty houses. Its population had been fifty-eight in 1891 and fifty-five in 1901. The table places it in Fethard parish and electoral division, Shelburne barony and Fethard No. 1 dispensary district, within the Wexford portion of New Ross Poor Law Union. Its recorded area was 337 acres, one rood and four perches. [2]
A town on Fethard and Grange
Fethard town had a separate return of 163 inhabitants, eighty-three male and eighty female, in forty-four occupied houses and nine empty houses. A footnote states that the town stood on Fethard and Grange townlands. Its estimated nine acres were included in their areas and valuations. The entire town population therefore cannot be assigned to Fethard townland alone. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
57People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Orange 13
- Auld 6
- Banville 6
- Cruise 5
- Kearns 5
1926 census
73People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Mernagh 9
- Kearns 8
- Molloy 8
- Boyce 7
- Orange 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fethard. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Wexford, Table VII, printed page 37 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London; printed by The Athlone Printing Works Company Ltd, 1912
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Fethard Castle, County Wexford illustration: based on a Fethard castle, Co. Wexford by Humphrey Bolton. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.