About
Cashel is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's distinctive terrain. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and moorland typical of inland Donegal, with the Atlantic-facing geography that defines much of the northwest coast region. Like many Donegal townlands, Cashel reflects the county's mixture of agricultural land, bogland, and rugged natural features. The townland's name derives from the Irish word "cathair," meaning stone fort or stone structure, which is common to several place names throughout Ireland and points to the area's ancient settlement patterns.
The history of Cashel, as with many rural Donegal townlands, is tied to the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land use, and social change. The area would have been inhabited for centuries, with evidence of human activity reflected in the landscape and place names. Like much of Donegal, it experienced the transformations wrought by English conquest, the plantation period, and the subsequent agrarian economy that dominated rural Irish life. The townland system itself, which organizes rural Ireland into small administrative units, reflects centuries of land division and management practices.
As a townland in rural Donegal, Cashel remains primarily agricultural and residential in character, with small farms and houses scattered throughout the area. It is part of the fabric of local communities that maintain cultural and social connections across generations. The townland, like others in Donegal, represents the enduring pattern of rural Irish life where family, land, and community identity remain closely interwoven. Today it serves as home to local families and contributes to the broader cultural and economic life of County Donegal, which continues to maintain its distinctive character within modern Ireland.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
An Caiseal
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
Townland Location
OpenStreetMapDetails
- English
- Cashel
- Irish
- An Caiseal
- Parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- County
- Donegal
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