Townland

Scardaun

An Scardán

Scardaun is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationScardaun53.84406° N · 8.78437° 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 Scardán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Scardaun · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Costello
Civil parish
Aghamore
Within
Aghamore
Coordinates
53.84406, -8.78437
Mapped area
0.93 km²
Logainm ID
36472 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

41People recorded
8Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Henry 8
  • Kenny 8
  • Leonard 8
  • Stenson 6
  • Kneafsey 4
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

46People recorded
6Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Leonard 17
  • Henry 7
  • Kneafesy 6
  • Stenson 6
  • Kenny 5
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Scardaun. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.