Townland

Kilgobbin

Cill Ghobáin

Kilgobbin is a townland in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilgobbin53.25663° N · 6.20994° 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

  • Cill Ghobáin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Kilgobbin · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Dublin
Barony
Rathdown
Civil parish
Kilgobbin
Coordinates
53.25663, -6.20994
Mapped area
1.78 km²
Logainm ID
16641 ↗

People & family history

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilgobbin. 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 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.