Townland

Saul

Sabhall

Saul is a townland in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Watercolour and fine ink of the tall stone Saint Patrick statue and stepped plinth behind iron railings on the grassy hill at Slieve Patrick.
The Saint Patrick statue on Slieve Patrick, overlooking Saul and Raholp, as photographed in November 2006.
Recorded locationSaul54.33885° N · 5.68112° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Sabhall · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Saul · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Down
Civil parish
Saul
Coordinates
54.33885, -5.68112
Mapped area
2 km²
Logainm ID
66896 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

97People recorded
24Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Coulter 10
  • McIlroy 10
  • Coates 7
  • Kelly 7
  • Stevenson 6
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

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 — Saul. 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.
  3. Saint Patrick statue on Slieve Patrick, overlooking Saul and Raholp, County Down illustration: based on a Statue of St Patrick near Saul by Albert Bridge. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-01-18. How this page was prepared.