Townland

Megargy

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

Recorded locationMegargy54.74377° N · 6.64418° 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

  • Megargy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Civil parish
Magherafelt
Coordinates
54.74377, -6.64418
Mapped area
1.78 km²
Logainm ID
58376 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

132People recorded
23Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ditty 12
  • Kane 12
  • Paul 11
  • Wright 11
  • Dobbin 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

108People recorded
20Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ditty 18
  • Hagan 10
  • Crossett 9
  • Kane 9
  • Barefoot 8
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 — Megargy. 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.