33
Census Records
6
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 20
- Households
- 3
- People
- 13 -35%
- Households
- 3 0%
About
Tonrevagh is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated in the broader region known for its rugged Atlantic coastline and rural character. The landscape of this part of Galway is typical of the western Irish countryside, featuring rolling hills, stone walls, and scattered farmsteads set within a largely agricultural environment. The townland forms part of the intricate mosaic of small settlements and land divisions that characterize the Irish rural fabric, where individual townlands represent historic administrative and land-tenure units that have shaped settlement patterns for centuries.
Like many townlands in rural Galway, Tonrevagh reflects the broader historical patterns of Irish land use and community organization. Townlands as a system originated from medieval and early modern divisions of land, and they remain important markers of local identity and geographic reference even in the modern era. The area would have been shaped by the patterns of clan territory, subsequent English colonization, and the complex land arrangements that followed, which are characteristic of Irish land history more broadly.
The community dimension of Tonrevagh, as with other small townlands in Galway, relates to its role as part of a wider network of rural settlements that supported farming families and maintained cultural continuity. These small rural communities have historically been the backbone of Irish agricultural society, though like many such areas, Tonrevagh has experienced the demographic and economic changes affecting rural Ireland in recent decades. The townland remains part of the local geographic and cultural landscape that residents and families identify with as part of their sense of place.
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Irish Name
An Tóin Riabhach
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Barony
Clare
- Logainm
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