120
Townlands
10,479
Registros censales
1,789
Hogares
3
Años del censo
- Personas
- 8,866
- Hogares
- 1,449
- Personas
- 898 -89.9%
- Hogares
- 176 -87.9%
- Personas
- 715 -20.4%
- Hogares
- 164 -6.8%
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Lurgan is a small rural district located in County Cavan in the province of Ulster in northern Ireland. The area is characterized by the gently rolling landscape typical of the Cavan region, with its drumlin terrain of small hills and valleys shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. The district sits within the broader countryside that defines much of inland Ulster, featuring a patchwork of farms, fields, and woodland interspersed with small settlements and rural roads. The landscape reflects the agricultural heritage of the region, with dairy farming and mixed farming being traditional occupations for local residents.
The history of Lurgan, like much of Cavan, is rooted in the complex settlement patterns and land divisions that characterized Ulster during the medieval and early modern periods. The area has been shaped by successive waves of settlement and cultural influence, reflecting the broader Irish and Anglo-Norman histories of the region. The townland system, which divides the Irish countryside into small administrative units, remains evident in the local geography and continues to be significant in how residents understand and relate to their immediate surroundings.
Lurgan functions primarily as a rural community within the larger Cavan landscape, serving as a focal point for the scattered farms and households in the immediate area. Like many small Irish districts, it would historically have been centered around a parish church, local shop, or community gathering point that anchored social and economic life. The community remains connected to broader Cavan through market towns and larger settlements that provide services, employment, and cultural activities for the surrounding rural population.
Today, Lurgan represents the enduring character of rural Cavan communities, where agricultural traditions persist alongside modern challenges facing rural Ireland such as population retention and economic opportunity. The district embodies the quiet, pastoral identity of the Ulster drumlin belt, contributing to the cultural and economic fabric of County Cavan and maintaining the heritage and continuity of rural Irish life that has defined the region for generations.
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1821, 1901, 1911
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Townlands
120 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Lurgan
- Condado
- Cavan
- Irlandés
- An Cabhán
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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