354
Census Records
69
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 144
- Households
- 30
- People
- 210 +45.8%
- Households
- 39 +30%
About
Lunniagh is a small townland situated in County Donegal in the northwestern part of the island of Ireland. The townland is located in the Donegal landscape, which is characterized by rugged terrain, moorland, and coastal proximity typical of the northwestern region. Like many townlands in Donegal, Lunniagh forms part of the administrative and geographical framework that organizes rural Irish territory into these distinct local areas. The broader region around it includes a mix of agricultural land, bog, and hill country that defines much of the Donegal countryside.
The townland system itself, to which Lunniagh belongs, has deep historical roots in Irish geography and land administration. Townlands emerged as a fundamental unit of Irish territorial organization over centuries, with their boundaries often reflecting medieval and earlier settlement patterns. In County Donegal, as elsewhere, these townlands represent layers of historical occupation and land use, though the specific documented history of Lunniagh as an individual townland is modest and primarily of local significance. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely carries linguistic and cultural meaning rooted in the Irish language and local history.
Lunniagh, as a rural townland in Donegal, would have been shaped by the social and economic patterns common to the region, including agriculture, small-scale farming, and historical connections to the broader Donegal community. Like many such areas, it would have experienced the significant demographic and social changes of the 19th and 20th centuries, including emigration and shifts in rural livelihoods. Today, Lunniagh represents part of the living rural landscape of County Donegal, contributing to the cultural and geographical character of the wider region, even if it lacks prominent historical monuments or internationally recognized landmarks.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
An Luinnigh
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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
- Lunniagh
- Irish
- An Luinnigh
- Parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- County
- Donegal
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