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Glencolumbkille South

Gleann Cholm Cille Theas

Glencolumbkille South is a townland in Clare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationGlencolumbkille South53.03994° N · 9.00919° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurchgleannglen

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

  • Gleann Cholm Cille Theas · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Glencolumbkille South · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Clare
Barony
Burren
Civil parish
Carran
Coordinates
53.03994, -9.00919
Mapped area
1.65 km²
Logainm ID
5703 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

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

1926 census

21People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Waters 6
  • Gilligan 5
  • Kelly 4
  • O'Bryen 3
  • Callinan 2
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Glencolumbkille South. 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 2021-07-06. How this page was prepared.