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Townland

Broughal

Brothlach

Broughal is a townland in Offaly. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBroughal53.19288° N · 7.78825° 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

  • Brothlach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Broughal · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Offaly
Barony
Ballyboy
Civil parish
Ballyboy
Coordinates
53.19288, -7.78825
Mapped area
15.32 km²
Logainm ID
41191 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

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

1911 census

203People recorded
44Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cleary 24
  • Daly 15
  • Dooley 13
  • Rigney 11
  • Horan 10
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 — Broughal. 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.