Townland

Ballykelly

Béal Átha Ceallaigh

Ballykelly is a townland in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallykelly53.16200° N · 7.04173° 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

  • Béal Átha Ceallaigh · Irish · main form
  • Ballykelly · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kildare
Civil parish
Lackagh
Coordinates
53.16200, -7.04173
Mapped area
1.48 km²
Logainm ID
25177 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

73People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Byrne 15
  • Boland 9
  • Edghill 8
  • Malone 8
  • Ennis 6
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

71People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Byrne 10
  • Boland 9
  • Flood 9
  • Edghill 7
  • Menehan 6
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

45People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Meehan 8
  • Flood 6
  • Byrne 5
  • Dowling 5
  • Edghill 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballykelly. 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 2025-07-24. How this page was prepared.