5
Townlands
832
Registros censales
174
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 441
- Hogares
- 89
- Personas
- 391 -11.3%
- Hogares
- 85 -4.5%
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Drumreilly East is a small rural district located in County Leitrim in the northwest of Ireland. The area sits within the broader Drumreilly civil parish and forms part of the wider landscape of central Leitrim, a region characterized by rolling countryside, small lakes, and agricultural land. The district is situated in an area marked by gentle hills and farmland typical of the Irish midlands, with a landscape shaped by both natural geography and centuries of human settlement. Like much of Leitrim, the terrain reflects the county's position between higher ground to the north and west and the central plain, creating a countryside of modest but pleasant proportions.
The history of Drumreilly East, like that of the wider parish, is rooted in the Gaelic Irish past and the subsequent English colonization of Ireland. The placename Drumreilly itself derives from Irish, reflecting the area's ancient settlement patterns. The district would have experienced the significant social and economic changes that affected rural Leitrim during the medieval period, the plantations era, and particularly during the 19th century, when agricultural practices and land ownership patterns were transformed. The area's development reflects broader patterns in Irish rural history, including the impact of the Great Famine and subsequent emigration that affected counties like Leitrim profoundly.
As a rural district, Drumreilly East maintains its significance primarily as an agricultural and residential community. The area remains characterized by family farms and rural homesteads, with the local community bound together through traditional Irish rural social structures and institutions. Like many comparable districts in Leitrim, it continues to serve as part of the social and economic fabric of the county, though rural areas such as this face the ongoing challenges common to Irish countryside communities, including population decline and the need to sustain local services and economic activity. The district contributes to the cultural and heritage character of Leitrim as a region with deep roots in 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
5 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Drumreilly East
- Condado
- Leitrim
- Irlandés
- Liatroim
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
Townlands
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