35
Registros censales
6
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 17
- Hogares
- 3
- Personas
- 18 +5.9%
- Hogares
- 3 0%
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Aghalough is a townland situated in County Monaghan in the northern part of the Republic of Ireland, within the historic province of Ulster. The landscape in this region is characterized by the gently rolling terrain typical of the border counties, with a patchwork of agricultural fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. The broader area forms part of the drumlin belt, a distinctive geographical feature of the north midlands and Ulster marked by numerous small hills and valleys formed by glacial activity during the last ice age. The townland's setting reflects the typical rural character of County Monaghan, an area known for its modest scale and agricultural heritage rather than large urban centers.
The history of Aghalough, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in the long settlement patterns of the island, with place names and field patterns often bearing traces of medieval and earlier organization. County Monaghan itself has a complex history spanning Celtic, Norman, and English influences, with the O'Farrell and McMahon families among the historically significant Gaelic clans of the region. Townlands such as Aghalough represent the fundamental territorial units into which the Irish landscape was traditionally divided, serving as the basis for land tenure, parish organization, and local governance over centuries.
Aghalough remains a small, primarily rural townland where agriculture continues to form an important part of the local economy and way of life. The community character of the townland is typical of rural Monaghan, with its significance lying more in its role as part of the broader fabric of local parish and county life than in any single dramatic historical event or monument. For residents and families with historical or genealogical ties to the area, such townlands carry personal and ancestral significance as places where their forebears lived and worked the land.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Achadh Locha
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Baronía
Dartree
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