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Townlands
3,380
Registros censales
669
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 1,755
- Hogares
- 337
- Personas
- 1,625 -7.4%
- Hogares
- 332 -1.5%
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Irvinestown is a small village situated in County Fermanagh in the northwest of Northern Ireland, positioned within the distinctive landscape of the Fermanagh lakeland region. The village lies in an area characterized by rolling countryside, numerous lakes, and waterways that define much of the county's topography. Its setting places it within reach of both Lough Erne and the broader agricultural lands that surround it, making the locality typical of rural County Fermanagh with its mix of pastoral fields and water features.
The village has roots extending back several centuries, with its name deriving from the Irving family who were significant landowners in the area during the plantation period. Like much of County Fermanagh, Irvinestown's history reflects the broader patterns of Irish settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and subsequent plantation of Ulster. The village developed as a modest rural settlement, with its character shaped by agriculture and local trade rather than industrial development, which remained limited in this part of the county.
Today, Irvinestown serves as a focal point for the surrounding rural community, providing local services and amenities to residents and farmers in the wider district. The village maintains a quiet, traditional character typical of smaller settlements in rural Fermanagh. Its significance lies primarily in its role as a service center for the agricultural hinterland and as part of the broader cultural and social fabric of the county's townland communities.
The area around Irvinestown remains predominantly rural and agricultural, with the village itself retaining the scale and pace of a small Irish country settlement. It represents the kind of modest local hub that has long been important to rural communities across Fermanagh, serving practical functions for farming families and maintaining social connections within the wider district.
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- Condado
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Jurisdicción
Irlanda del Norte
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
62 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Irvinestown
- Condado
- Fermanagh
- Irlandés
- Fear Manach
- Jurisdicción
- Irlanda del Norte
Registros censales
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