placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Meelick
Míleac
Historic mapping preserves an earthwork above the bogland.
Recorded locationMeelick53.64977° N · 8.60264° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Míleac · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Meelick · English · main form
Place & story
A mapped enclosure
The archaeological inventory records an enclosure locally called Dooneen on a rise overlooking bogland. The 1930 Ordnance Survey map depicted a roughly circular earthwork about 25 metres across. Its published description reports no surviving surface trace. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
89People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Tully 18
- Cunningham 14
- Keaverey 11
- Collins 10
- Coyne 9
1926 census
79People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cunningham 19
- Coyne 14
- Tully 13
- Collins 8
- Higgins 7
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Meelick. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Meelick enclosure GA006-113, North Galway inventory1999 · Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling, Archaeological Survey of Ireland
- 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.