Townland

Durless

Durlas

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

Recorded locationDurless53.73069° N · 9.68762° 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

  • Durlas · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Durless · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Murrisk
Civil parish
Oughaval
Coordinates
53.73069, -9.68762
Mapped area
4.41 km²
Logainm ID
37331 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

68People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Joyce 19
  • Baynes 16
  • Marvin 8
  • Hynes 7
  • Scahill 7
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

55People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Banes 15
  • Joyce 15
  • Hynes 6
  • Lally 5
  • Marvin 5
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

57People recorded
12Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Baynes 19
  • Joyce 9
  • Lally 8
  • Marvin 7
  • Hynes 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Durless. 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.