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Moyode, Condado de Galway

Distrito

Moyode

Condado de Galway

24

Townlands

470

Registros censales

89

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
262
Hogares
48
1911 Censo
Personas
208 -20.6%
Hogares
41 -14.6%

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Moyode is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated in the broader landscape of Connemara. The area is characterized by the rugged terrain typical of this region, with moorland, rocky outcrops, and scattered vegetation that reflect the Atlantic climate and geological features of western Galway. The landscape is interspersed with traditional stone walls, small farms, and rural dwellings that have shaped the settlement patterns over centuries. The terrain's challenging nature has historically influenced how communities organized themselves and made use of the available land.

The area, like much of rural Galway, has deep historical roots connected to the Gaelic Irish heritage and the broader history of Irish land ownership and rural life. Moyode represents part of the fabric of traditional Irish townland organization, a system of small territorial divisions that have remained relatively consistent since medieval times. The region has experienced the various social and economic changes that affected rural Ireland, from the impacts of the Great Famine in the 19th century through to modern times, with these historical forces leaving their mark on local settlement and demographic patterns.

Moyode is primarily significant as a residential and agricultural community within County Galway, contributing to the broader rural character of the region. Like many small Irish townlands, it serves as part of the local heritage landscape and represents the continuity of rural Irish life and land use patterns. The area maintains connections to traditional Galway culture and the Irish language heritage that remains important to the wider region, though like many rural communities it has faced the pressures and changes associated with modernization and economic shifts in Ireland.

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Condado

Galway

Jurisdicción

República de Irlanda

Años del censo

1901, 1911

Townlands

24 townlands registradas

Ubicación del distrito

OpenStreetMap

Detalles

Distrito
Moyode
Condado
Galway
Irlandés
Gaillimh
Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda