Townland

Tirmacoy

Tír Mhic Eochaidh

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

Recorded locationTirmacoy55.03265° N · 7.06149° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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

  • Tír Mhic Eochaidh · Irish · main form
  • Tirmacoy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Barony
Tirkeeran
Civil parish
Faughanvale
Coordinates
55.03265, -7.06149
Mapped area
1.09 km²
Logainm ID
58906 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

51People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Morrow 9
  • Kelly 7
  • Townleys 7
  • Coleman 6
  • Hopkins 4
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

48People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Townley 15
  • Morrow 7
  • McComb 6
  • McElhinney 5
  • Hopkins 3
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 — Tirmacoy. 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.