19
Registros censales
2
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 10
- Hogares
- 1
- Personas
- 9 -10%
- Hogares
- 1 0%
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Garryland is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Connacht. The townland forms part of the rural fabric of County Galway, characterized by the rolling hills, stone walls, and pastoral countryside typical of the region. Like many Irish townlands, Garryland represents a historic unit of land division that has remained relatively unchanged in its boundaries for centuries, though the landscape itself has been shaped and reshaped by generations of farming communities. The area's geography reflects the limestone and bogland terrain common to much of County Galway, with a patchwork of fields separated by traditional dry stone walls.
The townland system in Ireland dates back centuries and represents one of the oldest land divisions still in use. Garryland, like other townlands in County Galway, would have been established as a recognizable administrative and social unit during medieval times, with its name likely deriving from Irish language roots. The area would have experienced the same broad historical patterns as rural Galway, including periods of Gaelic Irish governance, Anglo-Norman influence, and subsequent English colonial administration. Over the centuries, the townland would have been home to farming families whose livelihoods depended on the land's capacity to support cattle, sheep, and crops suited to the Irish climate and soil conditions.
Garryland remains part of the living rural community of County Galway today, though like many small townlands, it has experienced the demographic shifts common to rural Ireland over recent decades. The townland is significant to local identity and heritage, representing a connection to the land and historical continuity for families with roots in the area. For genealogists and historians, Garryland serves as a geographic and administrative reference point for understanding settlement patterns and family histories in County Galway. The townland exemplifies the enduring importance of these ancient land divisions in Irish cultural geography and community identity.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gairealán
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Baronía
Kiltartan
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
4 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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