placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Ashford
Áth na Fuinseoige
A nineteenth-century barrack in Ashford townland records a later change from constabulary premises to a Garda station.
Recorded locationAshford53.00985° N · 6.10777° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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Recorded forms
- Áth na Fuinseoige · Irish · main form
- Ashford · English · main form
Place & story
A building carried into a new police service
The former barrack at Ashford was built about 1860 and later adapted as a Garda Síochána station. The architectural inventory identifies both uses, preserving a sequence that spans two police services. Its two-storey, three-bay frontage is arranged around a central entrance, with a projecting open porch over the door. [2]
The surviving frontage
The inventory recorded a slate roof, cast-iron rainwater fittings and sash windows on the upper floor. It described the building as substantially complete, with much of its detailing retained, although then disused. These observations document the former station as a surviving part of Ashford’s civic architecture. [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
47People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
50People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Stephens 10
- Devlin 9
- Cunnian 7
- Doran 7
- Merrigan 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ashford. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Former Ashford Garda Síochána Station, NIAH16402512 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- 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 2026-09-23. How this page was prepared.