44
Townlands
4,734
Registros censales
929
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 2,374
- Hogares
- 475
- Personas
- 2,360 -0.6%
- Hogares
- 454 -4.4%
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Cloghan is a small rural district located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated in the wider landscape of the Donegal highlands. The area is characterized by typical Irish countryside terrain, with rolling hills, moorland, and agricultural land that reflects the broader geography of this part of Ulster. The landscape is shaped by the Atlantic weather patterns that influence the northern coast, resulting in a climate that supports pastoral farming and traditional rural livelihoods. The district's position within Donegal places it among communities that have maintained strong connections to the land and traditional ways of life.
The history of Cloghan, like much of rural Donegal, is intertwined with the broader historical experiences of Ireland, including the impacts of Irish land tenure systems, agricultural change, and the social transformations of the past two centuries. The area would have been shaped by the same forces affecting rural Irish communities during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including emigration patterns and economic shifts. Local place names and settlement patterns reflect the long history of human habitation and use of the land in this region of Donegal.
As a rural district, Cloghan serves as part of the fabric of local community life in Donegal, contributing to the social and economic networks of the wider area. Small rural districts like Cloghan are often defined by their agricultural character, local family connections, and the role they play in sustaining traditional community structures. The district remains part of Donegal's identity as a region where rural heritage and landscape continue to define the character of local life, even as rural communities across Ireland face ongoing changes in farming practices and population distribution.
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- Condado
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
44 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Cloghan
- Condado
- Donegal
- Irlandés
- Dún na nGall
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
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