placenames1901 census
19People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Woods 6
- Cullen 4
- Kelly 3
- Purcell 2
- Cunningham 1
Blackdown
An Cnoc Dubh
Blackdown is a townland in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlackdown53.24025° N · 6.52988° 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
- An Cnoc Dubh · Irish · main form
- Blackdown · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Salt South
- Civil parish
- Kilteel
- Coordinates
- 53.24025, -6.52988
- Mapped area
- 0.61 km²
- Logainm ID
- 25933 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
24People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
10People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Blackdown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2019-07-11. How this page was prepared.