placenames1901 census
176People recorded
34Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dunlop 22
- Falconer 16
- Stirling 10
- Campbell 9
- Mooney 9
Craigs
Na Creaga
The original return separates this Kilconway townland from the Craigs parish and Cullybackey namesake.
Recorded locationCraigs54.99366° N · 6.46053° 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
- Na Creaga · Irish · main form
- Craigs · English · main form
Place & story
A rise after the 1891 census
The 1901 census recorded 176 inhabitants in Craigs, ninety male and eighty-six female. Thirty-four of its thirty-seven houses were occupied and three were empty. Its population had been 184 in 1881 and 159 in 1891, with thirty-five and thirty-four houses respectively. The table places this Craigs in Finvoy parish, Kilconway barony and Dirraw electoral division, within Ballymoney Union. Its recorded area was 1,721 acres, three roods and two perches. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
142People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dunlop 11
- Campbell 10
- Gamble 9
- Lamont 9
- Law 9
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Craigs. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: County Antrim, printed p 40 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill & Company, Dublin, 1902
- 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.