Townland

Selshion

Soilseán

Selshion is a townland in Armagh. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationSelshion54.43333° N · 6.46910° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • Soilseán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Selshion · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Armagh
Civil parish
Drumcree
Coordinates
54.43333, -6.46910
Mapped area
0.63 km²
Logainm ID
56628 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

89People recorded
20Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Irwin 8
  • Reamor 7
  • Waugh 7
  • McCracken 6
  • Woods 6
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

93People recorded
19Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McCracken 11
  • Cranston 8
  • McClane 8
  • Whittle 7
  • Conn 6
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Selshion. 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.