Townland

Cahermurphy

Cathair Mhurchú

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

Recorded locationCahermurphy52.75635° N · 9.32830° 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

  • Cathair Mhurchú · Irish · main form
  • Cahermurphy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Clare
Civil parish
Kilmihil
Coordinates
52.75635, -9.32830
Mapped area
9.79 km²
Logainm ID
7032 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

290People recorded
54Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Murphy 42
  • Egan 28
  • Pender 20
  • Eustace 18
  • Houlihan 18
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cahermurphy. 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 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.