26
Townlands
3,617
Registros censales
756
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 1,852
- Hogares
- 387
- Personas
- 1,765 -4.7%
- Hogares
- 369 -4.7%
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Lettermacaward is a small rural district located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated in the Gaeltacht region where Irish is spoken as a community language. The area is characterized by the rugged landscape typical of Donegal's interior, with rolling hills, bogland, and moorland that define much of the northwestern coastal territory. The district lies inland from the Atlantic coast, forming part of the broader Donegal peninsula landscape where mountains and valleys create a dramatic and sparsely populated terrain. The local environment reflects the typical geography of this part of Donegal, with stone walls dividing fields and scattered farmsteads dispersed across the countryside.
The area has deep roots in Irish cultural and linguistic heritage, being situated within the Gaeltacht where the Irish language has remained part of everyday community life. Like much of rural Donegal, Lettermacaward has historical connections to traditional Irish settlement patterns and land use, with agriculture and pastoral farming forming the basis of the local economy for centuries. The region's history is intertwined with broader patterns of Irish rural development, emigration, and cultural preservation that have shaped communities across Donegal since at least the medieval period.
Lettermacaward's significance lies primarily in its role as a living Irish-speaking community within the Gaeltacht system, which carries important cultural and linguistic importance for Ireland. The district represents the kind of small rural settlement that has been central to efforts to preserve and promote the Irish language and traditional Irish culture in the face of modernization and emigration. For local residents, the community maintains traditional social structures and cultural practices that connect contemporary life to Ireland's linguistic heritage, making it a meaningful part of Donegal's cultural landscape.
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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
26 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Lettermacaward
- Condado
- Donegal
- Irlandés
- Dún na nGall
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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