placenames1901 census
94People recorded
19Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Shiel 14
- Sheil 13
- Maguire 12
- Leonard 9
- Kiernan 8
Sallaghan
Salachán
Sallaghan is a townland in Cavan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationSallaghan53.89112° N · 7.51400° 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
- Salachán · Irish · main form · validated name
- Sallaghan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Cavan
- Barony
- Tullyhunco
- Civil parish
- Scrabby
- Within
- Scrabby
- Coordinates
- 53.89112, -7.51400
- Mapped area
- 1.45 km²
- Logainm ID
- 5667 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
65People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Shields 17
- Leonard 8
- Maguire 7
- McCrudden 6
- Cooney 5
1926 census
66People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGuire 11
- Sheil 10
- Shiel 10
- Sheils 9
- Madden 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Sallaghan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2026-08-31. How this page was prepared.