314
Census Records
46
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 134
- Households
- 24
- People
- 180 +34.3%
- Households
- 22 -8.3%
About
Keeldrum Lower is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwestern part of the Irish Republic. It sits within the broader landscape of the Donegal peninsula, characterized by rolling hills, moorland, and the distinctive topography typical of this part of Ulster. The townland forms part of the network of small administrative divisions that organize rural Irish territory, with the Donegal landscape shaped by glacial activity and maritime influence from the Atlantic coast. The area is relatively sparsely populated, as is common with many rural Donegal townlands, and reflects the broader pattern of settlement distribution across the county's interior regions.
The history of Keeldrum Lower, like much of rural Donegal, is rooted in Gaelic Irish settlement and the subsequent interactions with English administrative and political structures from medieval times onward. The townland system itself was formalized during the Tudor and Stuart periods as part of the English reorganization of Irish territories. The local area would have been affected by the various land redistributions, plantations, and administrative changes that characterized early modern Irish history, though detailed specific records of Keeldrum Lower's particular trajectory are not widely documented in general historical sources.
Keeldrum Lower remains primarily an agricultural area, with the local economy and character shaped by traditional pastoral and farming practices. Like many rural Donegal townlands, it represents continuity with older patterns of Irish rural life, where small-scale farming and community ties have historically formed the social fabric. The townland, while small and not widely known outside its immediate region, contributes to the broader cultural and geographical identity of County Donegal and serves as part of the intricate patchwork of named places that define the Irish countryside.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
Caoldroim Íochtarach
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
Townland Location
OpenStreetMapDetails
- English
- Keeldrum Lower
- Irish
- Caoldroim Íochtarach
- Parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- County
- Donegal
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