562
Census Records
85
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 266
- Households
- 42
- People
- 296 +11.3%
- Households
- 43 +2.4%
About
Cashelnagor is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwestern region of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Donegal uplands, characterized by rolling hills, moorland, and rugged terrain typical of this part of Ulster. Like many townlands in the county, Cashelnagor forms part of a patchwork of small rural settlements scattered across the Donegal countryside, where agriculture and pastoral farming have historically been the primary economic activities. The area's landscape reflects the Atlantic influence common to northwest Ireland, with weather patterns and vegetation shaped by exposure to maritime conditions and elevation.
The history of Cashelnagor, like that of countless Irish townlands, is deeply connected to patterns of settlement, land tenure, and the broader historical developments that shaped rural Ireland. Townlands such as this emerged from medieval and early modern land divisions and have maintained their territorial identity through centuries of Irish history, including periods of plantation, dispossession, and cultural change. The name itself, derived from Irish, reflects the Gaelic heritage of the region. The townland system, of which Cashelnagor is a part, represents one of the most distinctive features of Irish geography and administration, with townland boundaries often having ancient origins.
Cashelnagor remains a rural townland with limited modern infrastructure, typical of many remote areas in County Donegal. The community's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the broader cultural and social fabric of rural Donegal, where such townlands continue to serve as units of local identity and connection despite processes of emigration and rural decline that have affected many parts of Ireland since the nineteenth century. For residents and descendants of the area, the townland maintains importance as a reference point for family history, land ownership, and connection to place.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
Caiseal na gCorr
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- Logainm
Townland Location
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- English
- Cashelnagor
- Irish
- Caiseal na gCorr
- Parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- County
- Donegal
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