225
Census Records
44
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 121
- Households
- 22
- People
- 104 -14%
- Households
- 22 0%
About
Doon Glebe is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's distinctive terrain. Like many townlands in this region, it forms part of the intricate patchwork of rural administrative divisions that characterize the Irish countryside. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and moorland typical of inland Donegal, with the landscape shaped by both glacial geology and centuries of agricultural use. The townland's name reflects its historical connection to church lands, with "glebe" referring to land traditionally allocated to the local parish priest for his support.
The history of Doon Glebe is intertwined with the broader social and religious history of County Donegal. The glebe system, which was a prominent feature of Irish rural life, allocated parcels of land to clergymen as part of their ecclesiastical endowment. This practice was particularly significant in the Protestant Church of Ireland tradition. Over time, the townland would have experienced the various upheavals that affected rural Donegal, including changes in land ownership, population movements, and shifts in agricultural practices that characterized the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Today, Doon Glebe remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the many small communities that form the backbone of County Donegal's landscape. Its significance lies primarily in its role as part of the local agricultural community and its place in the historical and cultural geography of the region. The townland contributes to the preservation of Ireland's distinctive toponymy and settlement patterns, each townland name carrying with it layers of linguistic, historical, and social meaning that connect the present landscape to its past.
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- Parish
- County
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
6 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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