264
Census Records
45
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 136
- Households
- 23
- People
- 128 -5.9%
- Households
- 22 -4.3%
About
Conagher is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Galway's rural countryside. The area is characterized by the typical terrain of western Ireland, with rolling hills, stone walls, and pastoral farmland that define much of the region. Like many townlands in Galway, Conagher reflects the natural geography of the county, where the landscape transitions between coastal and inland areas, with varying elevations and drainage patterns that have historically shaped settlement and land use.
The townland, like most of rural Galway, has deep historical roots stretching back through centuries of Irish settlement and land use. The area would have been subject to the various periods of Irish history, including the medieval period, the impact of English colonial administration, and the significant changes brought about by events such as the Great Famine of the 1840s. The pattern of townland divisions itself dates back to historical land organization systems, and many Galway townlands preserve ancient territorial boundaries that reflect both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman influences on the Irish landscape.
As a rural townland, Conagher would have served primarily as an agricultural community, with farming forming the basis of local life and economy. The stone walls, field patterns, and scattered houses typical of such areas represent generations of farming families who worked the land and maintained the distinctive character of the Irish countryside. Today, Conagher remains largely rural and residential, forming part of the network of small communities that give Galway its distinctive patchwork character and connect the county to its agricultural heritage.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
Conachar
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Barony
Dunmore
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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