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Nemestown

Baile Néim

Nemestown is a townland in Wexford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationNemestown52.17940° N · 6.57353° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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 Néim · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Nemestown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Wexford
Barony
Bargy
Civil parish
Kilmore
Coordinates
52.17940, -6.57353
Mapped area
0.89 km²
Logainm ID
54083 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

186People recorded
42Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Barry 24
  • Cloney 14
  • Hagan 12
  • Flaherty 11
  • Rochford 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Nemestown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.