604
Census Records
88
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 251
- Households
- 43
- People
- 353 +40.6%
- Households
- 45 +4.7%
About
Keeldrum Upper is a townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the wider landscape of the Inishowen Peninsula or nearby upland regions characteristic of this part of Ulster. Like many townlands in Donegal, it forms part of the traditional administrative divisions that have structured rural Irish geography for centuries. The area is characterized by the rolling hills, moorland, and pastoral countryside typical of the northern Irish landscape, with terrain shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. The climate and soil conditions support the sheep and cattle farming that has long been central to the rural economy of the region.
The townland system itself, of which Keeldrum Upper is a part, dates back centuries in Irish history, representing subdivisions of baronies and parishes that organized land ownership and tenancy during the medieval and early modern periods. Like many Donegal townlands, Keeldrum Upper would have been surveyed and recorded during the various land commissions and valuations that took place, particularly during the 19th century such as Griffith's Valuation. The area's history is intertwined with broader patterns of Irish rural life, including land tenure changes, the Great Famine, and subsequent emigration that shaped demographic patterns across the county.
Keeldrum Upper, as with most small townlands, remains primarily agricultural in character, supporting local farming families and contributing to the wider rural community structure of County Donegal. The townland represents the kind of small-scale territorial unit that, while often overlooked in broader historical narratives, formed the foundation of local social organization, land use, and community identity. Today, it continues as part of the living landscape of Donegal, maintaining connections to Ireland's distinctive tradition of townland-based geography and the rural heritage of the northwest.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
Caoldroim Uachtarach
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- 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.
Townland Location
OpenStreetMapDetails
- English
- Keeldrum Upper
- Irish
- Caoldroim Uachtarach
- Parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- County
- Donegal
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