19
Townlands
2,265
Registros censales
384
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 1,171
- Hogares
- 196
- Personas
- 1,094 -6.6%
- Hogares
- 188 -4.1%
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Caraun is a small rural district located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, situated in the province of Connacht. The area is characterized by the typical landscape of western Ireland, with rolling countryside, moorland, and agricultural land that defines much of the Mayo landscape. The district lies within the broader context of Mayo's geography, which is marked by proximity to Clew Bay to the west and the presence of numerous small towns and villages that serve as local centers. Like much of County Mayo, Caraun's terrain reflects the complex geological history of the west of Ireland, with soil and vegetation patterns shaped by Ireland's Atlantic climate.
The history of Caraun, as with many rural Irish districts, is deeply rooted in the broader historical patterns of County Mayo and the west of Ireland. The area would have been shaped by the same historical forces that affected the region, including the Norman influence, the Tudor period, and particularly the profound changes brought by the Great Famine of 1845-1852, which devastated populations across rural Ireland. Like other parts of Mayo, the district's development has been intertwined with patterns of land ownership, emigration, and the evolution of Irish rural communities through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Caraun maintains its character as a working rural community, with agriculture and small-scale farming continuing to form the backbone of local life. The district is representative of the many small communities across County Mayo that preserve traditional Irish rural settlement patterns and local cultural identities. The significance of places like Caraun to their inhabitants lies in their role as centers of community life, where local traditions, social networks, and connections to the land remain central to how residents understand their place and heritage.
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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
19 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Caraun
- Condado
- Mayo
- Irlandés
- Maigh Eo
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
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