344
Census Records
50
Households
1
Census Year
- People
- 344
- Households
- 50
About
Tullaghobegly is a townland situated in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, located within the Gaeltacht region where Irish remains a primary language of the community. The townland is part of the broader landscape of the Donegal Gaeltacht, an area characterized by rugged, rolling terrain typical of the county's inland regions. The landscape is predominantly rural, with small farms, scattered houses, and natural features including bog and moorland that define much of the wider area. The townland's name reflects its Irish heritage, as is common throughout Donegal's Gaeltacht territories.
The Tullaghobegly area is deeply rooted in Irish cultural and linguistic traditions, being situated within one of Ireland's most important Irish-speaking communities. The Gaeltacht designation reflects the historical significance of this region in maintaining the Irish language and associated cultural practices through generations. Like many Gaeltacht townlands, Tullaghobegly represents an area where Irish identity, language, and local traditions have remained integral to community life, despite broader social and economic changes across Ireland over the past century and beyond.
The townland exists as part of a close-knit rural community where traditional ways of life have historically centered on agriculture, smallholding, and pastoral activities. As with many rural Irish townlands, Tullaghobegly serves as an administrative and geographic division that helps organize and identify the local landscape and its inhabitants. The community's significance lies in its contribution to the broader cultural fabric of the Donegal Gaeltacht, representing the persistence of Irish language and heritage in a region where such traditions remain central to local identity and daily life.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
Tulacha Beigile Thiar
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
Townland Location
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- English
- Tullaghobegly Irish
- Irish
- Tulacha Beigile Thiar
- Parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- County
- Donegal
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