placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Fathom Lower
An Feadán Íochtarach
Fathom Lower is a townland in Armagh. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationFathom Lower54.13998° N · 6.32329° 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
- An Feadán Íochtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Fathom Lower · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Armagh
- Barony
- Orior Upper
- Civil parish
- Newry
- Coordinates
- 54.13998, -6.32329
- Mapped area
- 2.94 km²
- Logainm ID
- 56816 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
251People recorded
51Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hollywood 78
- Clarke 11
- McAnuff 11
- McAllister 10
- McParland 10
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fathom Lower. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.