30
Townlands
4,330
Registros censales
883
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 2,251
- Hogares
- 445
- Personas
- 2,079 -7.6%
- Hogares
- 438 -1.6%
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Maghery is a small townland and district located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. The area is situated in the broader landscape of the Inishowen Peninsula, which extends into the Atlantic Ocean between Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly. The terrain is characteristic of the rugged northern coast of Donegal, featuring rolling hills, coastal views, and the typical moorland and grassland common to this part of Ulster. The district's proximity to the lough waters and its exposed northern setting have shaped both its geography and the character of settlement patterns in the area.
The history of Maghery reflects the broader patterns of settlement and cultural development in County Donegal. Like much of the surrounding region, the area has deep roots in Irish history, with the landscape shaped by centuries of habitation, agricultural practice, and the influences of various cultural and political periods. The townland names and local placenames carry echoes of the Irish language and the region's Gaelic heritage. The district would have been part of the territories and parishes that made up the traditional divisions of Ulster and Donegal.
Maghery remains a rural district where agriculture and small-scale farming have historically formed the backbone of the local economy and way of life. The community is characterized by traditional Irish rural settlement patterns, with houses dispersed across the townland rather than concentrated in a dense village center. The area's connection to the wider landscape of Inishowen and its lough systems provides both environmental context and local identity, with fishing and maritime heritage forming part of the cultural background of communities in such coastal and waterside districts.
Today, Maghery represents the quiet, rural character of much of County Donegal's hinterland. Like many small Irish townlands, it remains significant primarily to its residents and their families, serving as a place of local identity and community connection. The district exemplifies the dispersed settlement pattern and agricultural heritage that characterize rural Donegal, even as broader economic and social changes continue to shape Irish rural life.
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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
30 townlands registradas
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- Maghery
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- Donegal
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- Dún na nGall
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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