Townland

Cullybackey

Coill na Baice

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

Recorded locationCullybackey54.88582° N · 6.34893° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place 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 na Baice · Irish · main form
  • Cullybackey · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Antrim
Civil parish
Craigs
Coordinates
54.88582, -6.34893
Mapped area
2.12 km²
Logainm ID
62935 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

651People recorded
149Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Thompson 25
  • Russell 22
  • Simpson 22
  • Kernohan 21
  • McKendry 21
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

154People recorded
35Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Duncan 11
  • McKendry 11
  • Loughridge 10
  • Thompson 10
  • Duff 9
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 — Cullybackey. 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.