Townland

Leaffony

Liafuine

Leaffony is a townland in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLeaffony54.24671° N · 9.03021° 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

  • Liafuine · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Leaffony · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Sligo
Barony
Tireragh
Civil parish
Kilglass
Coordinates
54.24671, -9.03021
Mapped area
6 km²
Logainm ID
44878 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

200People recorded
42Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McKinley 18
  • Slush 17
  • Greer 15
  • O Hara 11
  • Gordon 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

181People recorded
38Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Grey 16
  • Greer 13
  • Harte 11
  • McKinley 11
  • Slush 10
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

163People recorded
40Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gray 15
  • McKinley 15
  • Dowd 8
  • Reilly 8
  • Coggins 7
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Leaffony. 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.