Townland

Cashel

An Caiseal

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

Recorded locationCashel53.95439° N · 9.97308° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • An Caiseal · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Cashel · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Civil parish
Achill
Within
Achill
Coordinates
53.95439, -9.97308
Mapped area
6.82 km²
Logainm ID
36854 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

254People recorded
52Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McNulty 60
  • Gallagher 38
  • English 32
  • Cafferky 26
  • Cafferkey 18
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1911 census

297People recorded
58Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McNulty 67
  • Cafferky 46
  • English 39
  • Gallagher 36
  • Gallaher 19
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1926 census

259People recorded
58Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McNulty 57
  • Cafferkey 50
  • Gallagher 46
  • English 26
  • Cafferky 15
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cashel. 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.