Townland

Ballycallaghan

Baile Uí Cheallacháin

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

Recorded locationBallycallaghan53.32846° N · 7.47518° 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

  • Baile Uí Cheallacháin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballycallaghan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Offaly
Civil parish
Durrow
Coordinates
53.32846, -7.47518
Mapped area
1.15 km²
Logainm ID
42035 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

37People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ravenhill 9
  • Murray 7
  • Mealiff 6
  • Geoghegan 5
  • Flanaghan 3
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1926 census

33People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Murray 11
  • Mealiffe 9
  • Cusack 5
  • Ravenhill 5
  • Geoghegan 2
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballycallaghan. 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.