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Comté de Derry

Localité

Drumaquill

100

Registres de recensement

24

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
46
Foyers
14
1911 Recensement
Personnes
54 +17.4%
Foyers
10 -28.6%

À propos

Drumaquill is a small townland located in County Derry (also known as County Londonderry) in Northern Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of the Derry region, which is characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the influence of the nearby River Foyle and its tributaries. The townland is part of the wider Sperrins area, a range of mountains that dominates much of central County Derry. Like many rural townlands in this part of Ireland, Drumaquill would have been shaped by the demands of farming and pastoral activity, with its terrain and drainage patterns determining settlement patterns and land use over centuries.

The history of Drumaquill, like most Irish townlands, reflects the broader historical patterns of County Derry. The county itself has a complex history spanning Irish clan territories, Norman settlement, and later English colonial involvement, particularly during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century. Townland names like Drumaquill, with roots in Irish language and place nomenclature, often derive from descriptive geographical terms or historical figures. The townland system itself became standardized in Ireland during the colonial period, creating the framework of local administration and land division that persists today.

As a rural townland, Drumaquill would have been integral to the agricultural and community life of its immediate area. Townlands in County Derry typically contain a handful of farms, houses, and associated land, serving as the primary unit of social and economic organization in rural communities. The local significance of such townlands lies in their role as building blocks of parish and baronial structures, and as the foundation of community identity and neighborly relations. Today, Drumaquill remains part of the cultural and administrative fabric of County Derry, representing the persistence of traditional Irish place-naming and land divisions despite significant social and economic changes.

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Paroisse

Killowen

Comté

Derry

Baronnie

Coleraine

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Détails

Anglais
Drumaquill
Paroisse
Killowen
Baronnie
Coleraine
Comté
Derry