placenames1901 census
238People recorded
49Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gordon 48
- McKay 30
- Kerr 11
- Holmes 10
- Nelson 10
Lislea
Lios Liath
Lislea is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLislea54.90826° N · 6.51638° 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
- Lios Liath · Irish · main form
- Lislea · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Derry
- Barony
- Loughinsholin
- Civil parish
- Kilrea
- Coordinates
- 54.90826, -6.51638
- Mapped area
- 3.7 km²
- Logainm ID
- 58284 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
220People recorded
43Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gordon 34
- McKay 27
- Holmes 13
- Gordan 12
- Wilson 11
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lislea. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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.