Townland

Prospect

Prospect is a townland in Clare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationProspect52.65054° N · 9.26828° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • Prospect · Irish · main form
  • Prospect · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Clare
Civil parish
Kilmurry
Coordinates
52.65054, -9.26828
Mapped area
0.54 km²
Logainm ID
6910 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

12People recorded
3Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lloyd 4
  • Purtill 3
  • Kelly 2
  • Driscoll 1
  • Finnagan 1
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

15People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Corry 5
  • McInerney 5
  • Purtill 3
  • Dillon 1
  • McAuliffe 1
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

17People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McInerney 8
  • McAuliffe 5
  • Purtill 3
  • Melican 1
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Prospect. 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 2011-05-05. How this page was prepared.