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The most common townland names

There are 61,095 townlands on the island but only 44,123 different spellings of their names. These are the hundred names used most often, counted exactly as spelt. Glebe comes first: 215 townlands in 31 of the 32 counties.

How to read this

Counts are for the exact name. Killeen, Killeena and Killeen North are three different names here, and so are Knockane and Knockaun. A name such as Abbeyville or Ardlaherty, with two forms, counts as its own spelling. So treat each count as the lowest figure for that name.

Where the placename decoder holds the whole name, its meaning is shown. Otherwise the decoder’s elements are listed, taken from P.W. Joyce’s Irish Names of Places and Logainm.ie. That is a guide to how the parts usually read. It is not the history of any one townland, and the same English spelling can come from different Irish words. Parts marked “?” are not in the decoder. For the official Irish form of a townland, look it up on Logainm.ie ↗.

#NameTownlandsCountiesElements (decoder guide)
1 Glebe 215 31 · Donegal 16, Antrim 15, Meath 15, Derry / Londonderry 14, Wexford 14, Cork 12, Roscommon 11, Galway 10, Tipperary 9, Mayo 8, Limerick 7, Longford 7, Offaly 7, Tyrone 7, Westmeath 7, Kilkenny 6, Carlow 5, Dublin 5, Kerry 5, Laois 5, Waterford 5, Down 4, Louth 4, Wicklow 4, Cavan 3, Leitrim 3, Kildare 2, Sligo 2, Armagh, Clare, Monaghan not in the decoder
2 Newtown 159 26 · Tipperary 16, Wexford 15, Kildare 14, Waterford 12, Kilkenny 11, Meath 10, Galway 9, Limerick 9, Offaly 8, Dublin 6, Roscommon 6, Wicklow 6, Cavan 4, Cork 4, Louth 4, Mayo 4, Westmeath 4, Clare 3, Laois 3, Longford 3, Carlow 2, Sligo 2, Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh not in the decoder
3 Killeen 72 22 · Mayo 10, Galway 8, Tipperary 8, Cork 6, Limerick 5, Clare 4, Kerry 4, Offaly 4, Kilkenny 3, Laois 3, Longford 3, Armagh 2, Down 2, Tyrone 2, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Leitrim, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford kill (cill: church (or coill, a wood)) + een?
4 Milltown 72 25 · Limerick 8, Meath 7, Donegal 6, Westmeath 5, Wexford 5, Louth 4, Roscommon 4, Tyrone 4, Kerry 3, Kilkenny 3, Tipperary 3, Carlow 2, Cork 2, Dublin 2, Galway 2, Kildare 2, Offaly 2, Cavan, Clare, Down, Fermanagh, Laois, Leitrim, Monaghan, Wicklow not in the decoder
5 Grange 70 22 · Galway 8, Meath 7, Cork 6, Roscommon 6, Tipperary 6, Wexford 6, Dublin 4, Kilkenny 4, Tyrone 4, Limerick 3, Westmeath 3, Donegal 2, Laois 2, Down, Kildare, Leitrim, Derry / Londonderry, Louth, Mayo, Offaly, Sligo, Waterford grange (gráinseach: monastic farm, grange)
6 Deerpark 69 23 · Galway 14, Tipperary 7, Wicklow 6, Clare 4, Kilkenny 4, Kerry 3, Longford 3, Offaly 3, Roscommon 3, Westmeath 3, Cork 2, Laois 2, Limerick 2, Mayo 2, Waterford 2, Wexford 2, Cavan, Donegal, Kildare, Leitrim, Louth, Meath, Sligo not in the decoder
7 Knockroe 65 20 · Galway 7, Mayo 7, Tipperary 7, Clare 6, Roscommon 5, Cork 4, Kilkenny 4, Limerick 3, Sligo 3, Waterford 3, Carlow 2, Cavan 2, Kerry 2, Kildare 2, Wexford 2, Wicklow 2, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Tyrone, Westmeath knock (cnoc: hill) + roe (rua: red, russet)
8 Commons 64 25 · Cork 12, Meath 5, Limerick 4, Clare 3, Down 3, Kerry 3, Kilkenny 3, Louth 3, Mayo 3, Tipperary 3, Waterford 3, Wexford 3, Galway 2, Kildare 2, Roscommon 2, Antrim, Carlow, Dublin, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Longford, Sligo, Tyrone, Westmeath, Wicklow not in the decoder
9 Cartron 60 9 · Galway 18, Roscommon 15, Mayo 13, Sligo 4, Westmeath 4, Leitrim 2, Longford 2, Clare, Offaly not in the decoder
10 Raheen 60 18 · Cork 8, Tipperary 8, Limerick 5, Wexford 5, Carlow 4, Galway 4, Kerry 4, Kilkenny 4, Wicklow 4, Laois 3, Dublin 2, Offaly 2, Waterford 2, Clare, Donegal, Kildare, Roscommon, Westmeath rah (ráth: ringfort, earthen fort) + een?
11 Tully 60 17 · Fermanagh 7, Roscommon 6, Leitrim 5, Sligo 5, Tyrone 5, Antrim 4, Donegal 4, Galway 4, Cavan 3, Longford 3, Mayo 3, Monaghan 3, Derry / Londonderry 2, Louth 2, Offaly 2, Meath, Westmeath tully (tulach: hillock, mound)
12 Gorteen 55 19 · Fermanagh 7, Galway 5, Mayo 5, Laois 4, Limerick 4, Offaly 4, Tipperary 4, Clare 3, Cavan 2, Kildare 2, Kilkenny 2, Leitrim 2, Sligo 2, Waterford 2, Westmeath 2, Wexford 2, Longford, Louth, Wicklow gort (gort: tilled field) + een?
13 Cappagh 54 25 · Galway 9, Kerry 6, Kilkenny 5, Tipperary 4, Cork 3, Roscommon 3, Clare 2, Mayo 2, Offaly 2, Sligo 2, Waterford 2, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Monaghan, Tyrone, Westmeath, Wicklow cappa (capall / ceapach: horse — or plot of land) + g?
14 Kilmore 54 22 · Cork 6, Galway 5, Roscommon 5, Clare 4, Tipperary 4, Fermanagh 3, Kerry 3, Leitrim 3, Mayo 3, Tyrone 3, Armagh 2, Cavan 2, Down 2, Antrim, Donegal, Kildare, Limerick, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Waterford, Westmeath kilmore (cill mhór: big church)
15 Annagh 52 20 · Cavan 5, Roscommon 5, Clare 4, Leitrim 4, Mayo 4, Galway 3, Monaghan 3, Sligo 3, Tipperary 3, Tyrone 3, Armagh 2, Kerry 2, Limerick 2, Longford 2, Meath 2, Donegal, Laois, Louth, Westmeath, Wexford not in the decoder
16 Castletown 51 23 · Tyrone 5, Galway 4, Mayo 4, Tipperary 4, Cork 3, Laois 3, Meath 3, Wexford 3, Antrim 2, Clare 2, Kilkenny 2, Limerick 2, Louth 2, Offaly 2, Westmeath 2, Carlow, Donegal, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo, Waterford not in the decoder
17 Carrowkeel 49 11 · Mayo 13, Roscommon 12, Galway 7, Sligo 7, Clare 2, Donegal 2, Fermanagh 2, Leitrim, Limerick, Monaghan, Offaly carrow? + keel (cill: church (or coill, a wood))
18 Lisduff 49 20 · Mayo 7, Tipperary 6, Clare 5, Galway 4, Longford 4, Cavan 3, Offaly 3, Roscommon 3, Leitrim 2, Sligo 2, Cork, Down, Fermanagh, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Monaghan, Tyrone, Westmeath lis (lios: ringfort, enclosure) + duff (dubh: black, dark)
19 Corbally 48 19 · Cork 6, Down 4, Laois 4, Limerick 4, Tipperary 4, Antrim 3, Kerry 3, Westmeath 3, Clare 2, Galway 2, Kildare 2, Kilkenny 2, Tyrone 2, Wexford 2, Dublin, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo cor (corr: round hill, peak) + bally (baile: town, homestead)
20 Dromore 48 18 · Donegal 7, Monaghan 6, Leitrim 5, Derry / Londonderry 4, Fermanagh 3, Sligo 3, Tyrone 3, Antrim 2, Clare 2, Cork 2, Kerry 2, Limerick 2, Roscommon 2, Cavan, Down, Mayo, Waterford, Westmeath drom (droim: ridge, back) + ore?
21 Carrigeen 46 15 · Tipperary 8, Waterford 7, Cork 6, Kilkenny 4, Roscommon 4, Limerick 3, Longford 3, Laois 2, Leitrim 2, Offaly 2, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Sligo, Wexford carrig (carraig: rock) + een?
22 Carrowmore 46 9 · Mayo 18, Galway 10, Roscommon 7, Clare 3, Sligo 3, Donegal 2, Cavan, Fermanagh, Limerick carrow? + more (mór: big, great)
23 Curragh 46 21 · Cork 11, Tipperary 4, Galway 3, Fermanagh 2, Kildare 2, Kilkenny 2, Laois 2, Limerick 2, Derry / Londonderry 2, Mayo 2, Offaly 2, Waterford 2, Westmeath 2, Antrim, Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kerry, Meath, Roscommon, Wexford curragh (currach: marsh, moor)
24 Ballynamona 45 14 · Cork 10, Galway 5, Tipperary 5, Wexford 5, Kilkenny 4, Limerick 4, Meath 3, Offaly 2, Waterford 2, Cavan, Clare, Mayo, Sligo, Wicklow ballyna (béal an átha / baile na: mouth of the ford — or town of the) + mona (móin / muine: bog — or thicket)
25 Cashel 44 20 · Donegal 8, Mayo 7, Cavan 3, Kilkenny 3, Roscommon 3, Armagh 2, Galway 2, Laois 2, Leitrim 2, Derry / Londonderry 2, Carlow, Cork, Fermanagh, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Wexford Caiseal: stone fort
26 Knockbrack 43 21 · Mayo 6, Galway 4, Cork 3, Kerry 3, Sligo 3, Tipperary 3, Clare 2, Donegal 2, Kilkenny 2, Tyrone 2, Waterford 2, Wexford 2, Antrim, Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Derry / Londonderry, Meath, Offaly knock (cnoc: hill) + br? + ck?
27 Ballybeg 41 20 · Tipperary 5, Kerry 4, Mayo 4, Wexford 4, Cork 3, Limerick 3, Offaly 2, Sligo 2, Westmeath 2, Wicklow 2, Antrim, Clare, Down, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Roscommon, Tyrone, Waterford bally (baile: town, homestead) + beg (beag: small, little)
28 Tooreen 41 9 · Cork 10, Galway 6, Tipperary 6, Clare 5, Mayo 5, Kerry 4, Limerick 2, Offaly 2, Roscommon too? + reen (rinn: point, headland)
29 Park 39 14 · Galway 7, Cork 5, Limerick 5, Wexford 4, Laois 3, Tipperary 3, Mayo 2, Offaly 2, Waterford 2, Wicklow 2, Antrim, Carlow, Kerry, Meath not in the decoder
30 Carrowreagh 38 11 · Roscommon 7, Mayo 6, Galway 5, Sligo 5, Donegal 4, Antrim 3, Derry / Londonderry 3, Laois 2, Cavan, Down, Wexford carrowre? + agh (achadh: field)
31 Derry 38 18 · Mayo 5, Cork 4, Cavan 3, Clare 3, Galway 3, Laois 3, Monaghan 3, Down 2, Tipperary 2, Tyrone 2, Armagh, Fermanagh, Kerry, Limerick, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath, Wexford Doire: oak grove — Colmcille's monastery in the oaks
32 Derreen 37 11 · Galway 7, Clare 5, Kerry 5, Mayo 5, Cork 4, Roscommon 4, Leitrim 3, Kilkenny, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary der? + reen (rinn: point, headland)
33 Graigue 37 13 · Tipperary 11, Laois 5, Cork 3, Galway 3, Limerick 3, Kerry 2, Kilkenny 2, Waterford 2, Wexford 2, Carlow, Offaly, Sligo, Wicklow not in the decoder
34 Lecarrow 36 5 · Mayo 12, Galway 9, Roscommon 7, Sligo 7, Offaly not in the decoder
35 Clogher 35 17 · Mayo 5, Cork 4, Down 4, Kerry 4, Roscommon 3, Antrim 2, Clare 2, Leitrim 2, Donegal, Fermanagh, Galway, Limerick, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo, Tipperary, Westmeath clogh (cloch: stone) + er?
36 Johnstown 35 13 · Meath 8, Dublin 6, Wexford 5, Cork 3, Westmeath 3, Kildare 2, Wicklow 2, Armagh, Carlow, Galway, Louth, Tipperary, Waterford not in the decoder
37 Ballyglass 34 9 · Mayo 11, Galway 6, Roscommon 5, Sligo 4, Clare 3, Westmeath 2, Cork, Laois, Leitrim bally (baile: town, homestead) + glass (glas: green, grey)
38 Oldtown 34 15 · Kildare 5, Carlow 4, Kilkenny 4, Dublin 3, Laois 3, Meath 3, Wexford 3, Offaly 2, Antrim, Donegal, Longford, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wicklow not in the decoder
39 Acres 33 13 · Cork 8, Galway 4, Leitrim 4, Clare 3, Kerry 3, Fermanagh 2, Monaghan 2, Roscommon 2, Cavan, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Waterford not in the decoder
40 Carrick 33 16 · Tipperary 5, Donegal 4, Westmeath 4, Leitrim 3, Cavan 2, Kildare 2, Mayo 2, Offaly 2, Roscommon 2, Armagh, Fermanagh, Derry / Londonderry, Meath, Tyrone, Wexford, Wicklow carrick (carraig: rock)
41 Kilbride 32 18 · Mayo 5, Wicklow 4, Wexford 3, Carlow 2, Kildare 2, Kilkenny 2, Meath 2, Offaly 2, Antrim, Cavan, Down, Dublin, Galway, Laois, Longford, Louth, Roscommon, Westmeath kil (cill: church (or coill, a wood)) + bride?
42 Townparks 32 16 · Galway 5, Tipperary 3, Wexford 3, Cavan 2, Cork 2, Dublin 2, Kildare 2, Laois 2, Longford 2, Louth 2, Offaly 2, Donegal, Leitrim, Meath, Waterford, Westmeath not in the decoder
43 Rathmore 31 21 · Laois 3, Roscommon 3, Antrim 2, Cork 2, Kildare 2, Longford 2, Offaly 2, Tipperary 2, Carlow, Donegal, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow rath (ráth: ringfort, earthen fort) + more (mór: big, great)
44 Ballynakill 30 15 · Galway 4, Laois 3, Offaly 3, Westmeath 3, Carlow 2, Kildare 2, Kilkenny 2, Meath 2, Waterford 2, Wexford 2, Fermanagh, Limerick, Longford, Sligo, Tipperary ballyna (béal an átha / baile na: mouth of the ford — or town of the) + kill (cill: church (or coill, a wood))
45 Garryduff 30 14 · Tipperary 5, Limerick 4, Cork 3, Laois 3, Galway 2, Kilkenny 2, Waterford 2, Westmeath 2, Wexford 2, Antrim, Mayo, Monaghan, Sligo, Wicklow garry (garraí: garden, enclosed field) + duff (dubh: black, dark)
46 Ross 30 16 · Waterford 4, Clare 3, Fermanagh 3, Galway 3, Laois 2, Leitrim 2, Offaly 2, Sligo 2, Tipperary 2, Antrim, Down, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Tyrone, Westmeath ross (ros: wood — or headland)
47 Carn 29 11 · Mayo 8, Fermanagh 4, Cavan 3, Monaghan 3, Westmeath 3, Donegal 2, Derry / Londonderry 2, Armagh, Galway, Kildare, Longford carn (carn: cairn, heap of stones)
48 Doon 28 16 · Clare 4, Cavan 3, Fermanagh 3, Galway 3, Laois 2, Roscommon 2, Tipperary 2, Donegal, Kerry, Limerick, Derry / Londonderry, Mayo, Meath, Sligo, Waterford, Westmeath doon (dún: fort, stronghold)
49 Kilmurry 28 17 · Galway 4, Kerry 3, Kildare 3, Kilkenny 3, Meath 2, Wicklow 2, Carlow, Clare, Cork, Laois, Limerick, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford kil (cill: church (or coill, a wood)) + murr?
50 Leitrim 28 15 · Down 3, Longford 3, Antrim 2, Cavan 2, Clare 2, Donegal 2, Fermanagh 2, Leitrim 2, Monaghan 2, Roscommon 2, Tyrone 2, Cork, Derry / Londonderry, Offaly, Wicklow Liatroim: grey ridge
51 Mullaghmore 28 13 · Tyrone 6, Cavan 4, Fermanagh 3, Monaghan 3, Armagh 2, Leitrim 2, Sligo 2, Cork, Down, Laois, Derry / Londonderry, Meath, Roscommon mullagh (mullach: summit, top) + more (mór: big, great)
52 Ballagh 27 16 · Roscommon 3, Tipperary 3, Clare 2, Galway 2, Kerry 2, Longford 2, Tyrone 2, Westmeath 2, Wexford 2, Cork, Donegal, Fermanagh, Kilkenny, Limerick, Monaghan, Wicklow ballagh (bealach: pass, way)
53 Garraun 27 9 · Galway 6, Tipperary 6, Clare 5, Mayo 3, Kilkenny 2, Wexford 2, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford garra (garraí: garden, enclosed field) + un?
54 Ballinlough 26 17 · Cork 3, Galway 2, Laois 2, Mayo 2, Meath 2, Offaly 2, Tipperary 2, Westmeath 2, Cavan, Donegal, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Roscommon, Waterford ballin (baile an: town of the) + lough (loch: lake)
55 Ballyduff 26 13 · Wexford 5, Offaly 4, Laois 3, Cork 2, Kerry 2, Kilkenny 2, Waterford 2, Antrim, Carlow, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Wicklow bally (baile: town, homestead) + duff (dubh: black, dark)
56 Brownstown 26 12 · Kilkenny 6, Meath 5, Dublin 3, Cork 2, Kildare 2, Wexford 2, Louth, Mayo, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath not in the decoder
57 Cabragh 26 13 · Armagh 4, Antrim 3, Down 3, Sligo 3, Cavan 2, Dublin 2, Mayo 2, Tyrone 2, Cork, Derry / Londonderry, Meath, Monaghan, Tipperary cabr? + agh (achadh: field)
58 Clooneen 26 10 · Mayo 5, Galway 4, Roscommon 4, Sligo 4, Clare 2, Leitrim 2, Longford 2, Cavan, Kerry, Offaly cloon (cluain: meadow, pasture) + een?
59 Clonmore 25 14 · Offaly 4, Tipperary 4, Westmeath 3, Carlow 2, Laois 2, Wexford 2, Armagh, Donegal, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Waterford clon (cluain: meadow, pasture) + more (mór: big, great)
60 Cross 25 16 · Antrim 3, Clare 2, Donegal 2, Down 2, Limerick 2, Longford 2, Mayo 2, Waterford 2, Armagh, Cavan, Fermanagh, Galway, Laois, Sligo, Westmeath, Wicklow c? + ross (ros: wood — or headland)
61 Lislea 25 14 · Armagh 4, Cavan 4, Fermanagh 2, Longford 2, Monaghan 2, Sligo 2, Tyrone 2, Clare, Galway, Leitrim, Derry / Londonderry, Louth, Meath, Roscommon lis (lios: ringfort, enclosure) + le?
62 Rath 25 16 · Meath 3, Westmeath 3, Cork 2, Dublin 2, Kerry 2, Louth 2, Waterford 2, Clare, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford, Wicklow rath (ráth: ringfort, earthen fort)
63 Caher 24 7 · Cork 7, Mayo 5, Galway 4, Kerry 3, Clare 2, Roscommon 2, Waterford caher (cathair: stone fort, city)
64 Shanbally 24 9 · Galway 6, Tipperary 6, Waterford 4, Cork 3, Clare, Donegal, Kerry, Laois, Limerick shan (sean: old) + bally (baile: town, homestead)
65 Springfield 24 13 · Tipperary 6, Cork 3, Clare 2, Galway 2, Waterford 2, Wicklow 2, Donegal, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Offaly, Sligo sp? + ring (rinn: point, headland) + field?
66 Thomastown 24 15 · Meath 4, Kildare 3, Dublin 2, Limerick 2, Louth 2, Mayo 2, Clare, Down, Fermanagh, Galway, Kilkenny, Offaly, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wicklow not in the decoder
67 Ardmore 23 15 · Roscommon 4, Cork 3, Galway 2, Derry / Londonderry 2, Mayo 2, Antrim, Armagh, Clare, Donegal, Fermanagh, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Tyrone, Westmeath ard (ard: height, high place) + more (mór: big, great)
68 Curraghmore 23 14 · Tipperary 4, Galway 3, Kilkenny 3, Mayo 2, Offaly 2, Cavan, Cork, Fermanagh, Laois, Longford, Sligo, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford curragh (currach: marsh, moor) + more (mór: big, great)
69 Emlagh 23 9 · Roscommon 5, Sligo 5, Kerry 4, Galway 3, Clare 2, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Tipperary em? + lag (lag / log: hollow)
70 Lurgan 23 12 · Galway 5, Mayo 3, Roscommon 3, Fermanagh 2, Sligo 2, Westmeath 2, Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Longford, Offaly An Lorgain: the shin, long ridge
71 Scart 23 6 · Cork 6, Limerick 4, Waterford 4, Kerry 3, Kilkenny 3, Tipperary 3 scart (scairt: thicket)
72 Aghamore 22 10 · Leitrim 6, Longford 3, Fermanagh 2, Mayo 2, Offaly 2, Roscommon 2, Westmeath 2, Laois, Meath, Tyrone agha (achadh: field) + more (mór: big, great)
73 Ballynoe 22 7 · Cork 10, Limerick 5, Antrim 2, Down 2, Clare, Kerry, Waterford ballyn (baile an: town of the) + oe?
74 Castlequarter 22 13 · Clare 3, Tipperary 3, Waterford 3, Kerry 2, Laois 2, Limerick 2, Antrim, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Roscommon, Wexford, Wicklow not in the decoder
75 Cloonagh 22 10 · Mayo 4, Sligo 4, Galway 3, Longford 3, Laois 2, Roscommon 2, Leitrim, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wexford cloon (cluain: meadow, pasture) + agh (achadh: field)
76 Coolroe 22 12 · Waterford 4, Wexford 4, Cork 2, Kerry 2, Kilkenny 2, Offaly 2, Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Mayo, Wicklow cool (cúil / cúl: nook, corner — or back) + roe (rua: red, russet)
77 Curraheen 22 5 · Tipperary 8, Cork 7, Waterford 4, Kerry 2, Limerick curra (currach: marsh, moor) + een?
78 Derrylahan 22 10 · Cork 3, Mayo 3, Roscommon 3, Cavan 2, Donegal 2, Galway 2, Kerry 2, Laois 2, Offaly 2, Tipperary derry (doire: oak wood, oak grove) + l?
79 Glen 22 14 · Sligo 4, Galway 3, Limerick 2, Monaghan 2, Westmeath 2, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Kerry, Kilkenny, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Waterford glen (gleann: valley, glen)
80 Gortmore 22 12 · Galway 5, Tipperary 3, Kerry 2, Limerick 2, Mayo 2, Tyrone 2, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry / Londonderry, Roscommon, Westmeath gort (gort: tilled field) + more (mór: big, great)
81 Kilpatrick 22 10 · Cork 6, Westmeath 5, Kildare 2, Tipperary 2, Wexford 2, Antrim, Kerry, Louth, Offaly, Wicklow kil (cill: church (or coill, a wood)) + p? + trick?
82 Roosky 22 8 · Donegal 6, Mayo 5, Monaghan 3, Fermanagh 2, Leitrim 2, Roscommon 2, Cavan, Meath not in the decoder
83 Ardagh 21 13 · Cork 4, Kerry 3, Donegal 2, Galway 2, Mayo 2, Antrim, Leitrim, Limerick, Derry / Londonderry, Louth, Meath, Roscommon, Sligo ard (ard: height, high place) + agh (achadh: field)
84 Ballina 21 15 · Mayo 3, Wexford 3, Laois 2, Offaly 2, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Longford, Meath, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath Béal an Átha: mouth of the ford
85 Ballybrack 21 12 · Cork 4, Kerry 4, Dublin 2, Kildare 2, Waterford 2, Antrim, Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Offaly, Tipperary, Wexford bally (baile: town, homestead) + br? + ck?
86 Ballyknock 21 13 · Cork 5, Waterford 3, Galway 2, Mayo 2, Armagh, Carlow, Clare, Down, Kilkenny, Derry / Londonderry, Longford, Tipperary, Wexford bally (baile: town, homestead) + knock (cnoc: hill)
87 Brockagh 21 12 · Donegal 4, Galway 4, Fermanagh 2, Derry / Londonderry 2, Tipperary 2, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Westmeath, Wicklow brock? + agh (achadh: field)
88 Churchtown 21 11 · Wexford 7, Cork 3, Donegal 2, Westmeath 2, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Tyrone, Waterford not in the decoder
89 Coole 21 12 · Tipperary 5, Offaly 3, Kilkenny 2, Laois 2, Wexford 2, Antrim, Carlow, Cork, Louth, Meath, Tyrone, Westmeath coole (cúil / cúl: nook, corner — or back)
90 Cullenagh 21 8 · Cork 8, Clare 4, Laois 2, Limerick 2, Tipperary 2, Galway, Kerry, Waterford cullen (cuileann: holly) + agh (achadh: field)
91 Garrane 21 5 · Cork 7, Tipperary 7, Kerry 3, Limerick 3, Westmeath garra (garraí: garden, enclosed field) + ne?
92 Greenan 21 13 · Down 3, Tyrone 3, Antrim 2, Meath 2, Tipperary 2, Waterford 2, Armagh, Donegal, Fermanagh, Derry / Londonderry, Mayo, Sligo, Westmeath g? + reen (rinn: point, headland)
93 Irishtown 21 10 · Meath 7, Dublin 4, Offaly 2, Westmeath 2, Antrim, Kildare, Limerick, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow not in the decoder
94 Kill 21 11 · Galway 5, Donegal 3, Cork 2, Kerry 2, Mayo 2, Westmeath 2, Cavan, Kildare, Kilkenny, Tyrone, Wicklow kill (cill: church (or coill, a wood))
95 Moher 21 9 · Cavan 5, Leitrim 4, Roscommon 3, Fermanagh 2, Galway 2, Tipperary 2, Cork, Kerry, Limerick not in the decoder
96 Pollagh 21 8 · Galway 7, Tipperary 5, Kilkenny 4, Clare, Kerry, Longford, Mayo, Offaly pol? + lag (lag / log: hollow)
97 Stonepark 21 12 · Roscommon 5, Clare 2, Galway 2, Longford 2, Mayo 2, Tipperary 2, Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Limerick, Sligo, Wexford not in the decoder
98 Beagh 20 10 · Monaghan 5, Tyrone 4, Galway 3, Fermanagh 2, Clare, Donegal, Leitrim, Limerick, Offaly, Roscommon beag (beag: small, little)
99 Brackloon 20 5 · Galway 8, Roscommon 5, Mayo 4, Kerry 2, Limerick not in the decoder
100 Island 20 11 · Wexford 4, Cork 3, Clare 2, Galway 2, Laois 2, Offaly 2, Carlow, Cavan, Longford, Mayo, Waterford not in the decoder
Quick answers
What is the most common townland name in Ireland?

Glebe, with 215 townlands of that exact name in 31 counties, in the townlands.ie data. Newtown is second with 159.

How were the names counted?

Each townland name was counted exactly as townlands.ie spells it. Variants such as Killeen and Killeena, or a name with North or Upper added, are counted as separate names, so the real spread of each name is wider than the figure shown.

How many townland names are used only once?

38,152 of the 44,123 distinct spellings occur only once on the island.

Data: townlands.ie ↗ (Townlands.ie (townlands-no-geom.csv, data derived from OpenStreetMap); the download is dated April 2022, taken for this site 2026-09). Data © OpenStreetMap contributors ↗, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts made by myireland.ie from that data. See also townland records and the townland search.