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Townland

Derry

Doire

The census distinguishes this Kilmoylerane townland from Derry in Ross parish farther south.

Recorded locationDerry51.70770° N · 8.92715° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

doire(oak-)wood, grove, thicket

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

  • Doire · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Derry · English · main form

Place & story

Eleven inhabitants

Derry had eleven inhabitants in 1901, six male and five female, in two occupied houses. The population had been eighteen in 1881 and fourteen in 1891, with three houses recorded in each of those years. The townland was listed in Desertserges parish and the eastern division of East Carbery barony, within Kilmoylerane electoral division, Clonakilty dispensary district and Clonakilty Poor Law Union. Its area was recorded as 140 acres, two roods and twenty-one perches. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Civil parish
Desertserges
Coordinates
51.70770, -8.92715
Mapped area
0.57 km²
Logainm ID
9081 ↗

People & family history

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Derry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1901: County and City of Cork, Table VII, printed page 33; published 1902 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill and Company, Dublin
  3. 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.