219
Registros censales
43
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 106
- Hogares
- 22
- Personas
- 113 +6.6%
- Hogares
- 21 -4.5%
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Cloonaquin is a small townland located in County Leitrim in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the midlands and border regions. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and drumlin geography typical of Leitrim, with a landscape shaped by glacial activity that has left numerous small lakes and waterways throughout the region. The townland forms part of the rural hinterland that defines much of County Leitrim, where agriculture and pastoral farming have traditionally been the primary land use. The terrain, with its mixture of grassland, hedgerows, and scattered woodland, reflects the patterns of small-scale farming that have persisted in this part of Ireland for centuries.
Like many townlands in Ireland, Cloonaquin carries a history rooted in the patterns of Gaelic settlement and land organization that predate the modern administrative divisions. The Irish name suggests connections to the Gaelic landscape nomenclature system, where townland names often reference natural features or historical settlements. The area would have been subject to the various phases of Irish history, including the medieval period, the Plantation era, and the subsequent developments through to modern times. As with much of Leitrim, the townland would have experienced the demographic and social changes associated with the Great Famine and subsequent emigration that reshaped rural Ireland.
Cloonaquin, like other rural townlands in County Leitrim, remains primarily agricultural in character with a dispersed settlement pattern typical of the Irish countryside. The community connections in such townlands are often maintained through family networks, local parishes, and the broader social structures of rural life. The significance of the townland lies in its role as part of the fabric of local identity and heritage, contributing to the cultural geography of County Leitrim and the broader Irish landscape. For residents and those with ancestral connections to the area, Cloonaquin represents part of the heritage and continuity of rural Irish life.
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- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cluain Mhic Cuinn
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Baronía
Drumahaire
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