Townland

Ballyscullion West

Baile Uí Scoillín Thiar

Ballyscullion West is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallyscullion West54.81177° N · 6.49109° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • Baile Uí Scoillín Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Ballyscullion West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Civil parish
Ballyscullion
Coordinates
54.81177, -6.49109
Mapped area
4.46 km²
Logainm ID
58163 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

266People recorded
67Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Scullion 40
  • Scullin 34
  • McElroy 11
  • Davison 10
  • Kelly 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

240People recorded
63Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Scullion 43
  • Scullin 21
  • Jackson 11
  • Brown 10
  • Godfrey 10
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 — Ballyscullion West. 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.