Civil parish

Downings

Dún Ing

Downings is a civil parish in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDownings53.27344° N · 6.77874° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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

  • Dún Ing · Irish · main form
  • Downings · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kildare
Barony
Clane
Coordinates
53.27344, -6.77874
Mapped area
19.1 km²
Logainm ID
1166 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Downings. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.