placenames1901 census
46People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Burke 10
- Maher 8
- McLoughlin 7
- Byrne 5
- Foran 3
Kilgortin
Coill Ghoirtín
Kilgortin is a townland in Offaly. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationKilgortin53.27242° N · 7.57225° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded 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
- Coill Ghoirtín · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilgortin · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Offaly
- Barony
- Ballycowan
- Civil parish
- Rahan
- Coordinates
- 53.27242, -7.57225 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 1.32 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61243 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
34People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Grennan 8
- McLoughlin 6
- Bourke 4
- Maher 4
- Byrne 3
1926 census
28People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Freeman 7
- McLoughlin 7
- Maher 5
- Meacle 5
- Byrne 3
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilgortin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-01-30. How this page was prepared.