Townland

Ballywatermoy

Baile Uachtar Maí

Ballywatermoy is a townland in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallywatermoy54.87233° N · 6.34081° 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

  • Baile Uachtar Maí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Ballywatermoy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Antrim
Civil parish
Craigs
Coordinates
54.87233, -6.34081 (approximate)
Mapped area
1.27 km²
Logainm ID
62922 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

138People recorded
28Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Wylie 17
  • Fulton 10
  • Bradshaw 9
  • Mairs 9
  • Erwin 8
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

143People recorded
27Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Wylie 19
  • Bradshaw 10
  • Craig 9
  • Park 9
  • Carson 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 — Ballywatermoy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-25. How this page was prepared.