Townland

Golan

An Gabhlán

Golan is a townland in Monaghan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationGolan54.33870° N · 7.06105° 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

  • An Gabhlán · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Golan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Monaghan
Barony
Trough
Civil parish
Donagh
Coordinates
54.33870, -7.06105
Mapped area
2.13 km²
Logainm ID
40809 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

67People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McCrudden 16
  • McKenna 14
  • Treanor 13
  • McCarron 9
  • McElmeel 9
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1911 census

80People recorded
17Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McCrudden 23
  • McKenna 10
  • Treanor 9
  • McMeel 8
  • McElmeel 7
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

94People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McCrudden 15
  • McElmeel 15
  • McCarron 12
  • McKenna 10
  • Treanor 10
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Golan. 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.