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Comté de Monaghan

Localité

Astrish Beg

An Easrais Bheag

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Registres de recensement

2

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
2
Foyers
1
1911 Recensement
Personnes
5 +150%
Foyers
1 0%

À propos

Astrish Beg is a small townland located in County Monaghan in the Ulster region of northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the county, which is characterized by rolling hills, drumlin terrain, and numerous small lakes and water bodies. Like many townlands in County Monaghan, Astrish Beg is situated in an area of mixed agricultural land and countryside typical of the region's rural character. The townland's name, with "Beg" being the Irish word for "small," indicates it is one of the smaller settlements in the local administrative divisions.

County Monaghan has a long history of settlement and land use, with the townland system itself representing centuries of Irish land organization and division. The broader region has been inhabited since prehistoric times, though detailed records specific to individual townlands like Astrish Beg are often limited in the historical record. The landscape reflects the patterns of historical land ownership, agricultural practices, and the natural geography that shaped human settlement patterns across Ulster over many generations.

As with many rural Irish townlands, Astrish Beg would have served primarily as an agricultural community, supporting farming families who worked the surrounding land. The townland structure, which divides Irish parishes and baronies into small named units, remains an important part of Irish geographic and cultural identity, even in areas that are now sparsely populated. These townlands preserve historical place names and represent the granular level at which Irish rural communities have organized themselves and their relationship to the land for centuries.

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Paroisse

Errigal Trough

Comté

Monaghan

Nom irlandais

An Easrais Bheag

Baronnie

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Emplacement de la localité

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Détails

Anglais
Astrish Beg
Irlandais
An Easrais Bheag
Paroisse
Errigal Trough
Baronnie
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Comté
Monaghan