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Derrymeeleen

Doire Mhaoilín

The original Cork report records this Desertserges townland within Knocks electoral division.

Recorded locationDerrymeeleen51.71731° N · 8.92756° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

doire(oak-)wood, grove, thicket

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

  • Doire Mhaoilín · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Derrymeeleen · English · main form

Place & story

Thirty-two inhabitants

Derrymeeleen had thirty-two inhabitants in 1911, twenty-one male and eleven female. Eight of its eleven houses were occupied and three were empty. The comparison columns record fifty-two inhabitants in 1891 and forty-six in 1901. Listed in Desertserges parish and the eastern division of East Carbery barony, the townland belonged to Knocks electoral division, Clonakilty dispensary district and Clonakilty Poor Law Union. Its area was recorded as 440 acres, one rood and three perches. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Civil parish
Desertserges
Coordinates
51.71731, -8.92756
Mapped area
1.78 km²
Logainm ID
9113 ↗

People & family history

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

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 — Derrymeeleen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Cork, Table VII, printed page 32 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Alexander Thom & Co., Limited, Dublin, 1912
  3. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.