Townland

Altaghoney

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

Recorded locationAltaghoney54.86136° N · 7.17425° 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

  • Altaghoney · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Barony
Tirkeeran
Civil parish
Cumber Upper
Coordinates
54.86136, -7.17425
Mapped area
4.69 km²
Logainm ID
58719 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

189People recorded
46Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Kerlin 36
  • Moran 24
  • Devine 18
  • Ellis 16
  • McCloskey 15
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

146People recorded
41Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Devine 35
  • Moran 15
  • McCloskey 12
  • Kerlan 11
  • Ellis 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 — Altaghoney. 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.