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Meencargagh, Condado de Donegal

Distrito

Meencargagh

Condado de Donegal

11

Townlands

717

Registros censales

154

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
375
Hogares
78
1911 Censo
Personas
342 -8.8%
Hogares
76 -2.6%

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Meencargagh is a small rural district located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader Gaeltacht region where Irish language and culture remain prominent in daily life. The area is characterized by the rugged, mountainous terrain typical of Donegal's interior landscape, with rolling hills and moorland that define much of the local geography. The district forms part of the wider network of small communities that dot this region, connected by narrow country roads that wind through the distinctive Irish countryside. Like much of County Donegal, Meencargagh experiences a temperate maritime climate, with the Atlantic Ocean's influence bringing regular rainfall and changeable weather conditions throughout the year.

The history of Meencargagh, like many rural Irish districts, is deeply connected to the broader patterns of Irish rural life, with its development shaped by agricultural traditions and the cultural practices of Gaeltacht communities. The area maintains strong connections to Irish heritage and language preservation, with the local community historically reliant on small-scale farming, shepherding, and other traditional rural livelihoods. The linguistic and cultural landscape reflects the historical importance of the Irish language in the region, which continues to be spoken and valued within the community.

Meencargagh represents the kind of close-knit rural community that characterizes much of inland County Donegal, where residents maintain strong ties to the land and to local traditions. The district is part of a broader ecosystem of small villages and townlands that collectively form the social and cultural fabric of the Donegal Gaeltacht. For those who live there, the area represents continuity with rural Irish life and the preservation of cultural practices that have deep historical roots, making it significant as one of many communities working to maintain Irish language and traditions in the modern era.

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Condado

Donegal

Jurisdicción

República de Irlanda

Años del censo

1901, 1911

Townlands

11 townlands registradas

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Detalles

Distrito
Meencargagh
Condado
Donegal
Irlandés
Dún na nGall
Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda

Registros censales

1901 1911 | Buscar a todas las personas →

Townlands

11
Altinierin Ballygallan Carrickalangan Cummirk Drumnahough Looslenagh Meencargagh Meentygrannagh Tooslenagh Treankeel Tullyhonour