48
Registros censales
7
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 31
- Hogares
- 4
- Personas
- 17 -45.2%
- Hogares
- 3 -25%
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Bolinree is a small townland situated in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, a region characterized by rugged landscape and Atlantic-influenced weather patterns. Located in the barony of Murrisk, the townland forms part of the broader rural landscape that defines much of western Mayo, where rolling hills, bog, and pastureland dominate the terrain. Like many townlands in this region, Bolinree represents a unit of land organization with deep roots in Irish administrative history, though it remains sparsely populated in the modern era. The Mayo landscape in which it sits is typical of Connacht, with significant elevation changes and the proximity to mountain ranges that shape both the climate and character of settlement patterns.
The townland system itself, which includes Bolinree, originated from medieval divisions of Irish territory and was formalized further during the Tudor and Stuart periods. Many Mayo townlands have origins traceable to Gaelic territories and the subsequent reorganization of land under English administrative systems. Bolinree, like its neighboring townlands, would have been shaped by these historical transitions, as well as by the agricultural practices and settlement patterns that sustained rural communities across centuries. The broader region has a complex history involving clan territories, monastic lands, and the evolution of farming communities adapted to the challenging western Irish environment.
As a rural townland in contemporary Mayo, Bolinree remains primarily agricultural in character, with farming and pastoral activities forming the economic basis of the limited population that resides there. The townland contributes to the broader cultural and community identity of its local electoral district and parish, which often serve as the meaningful units of social organization in rural Ireland. For residents and families with historical connections to the area, Bolinree represents part of the local heritage and continuity of rural Irish life, though like many small townlands it has experienced the demographic shifts common to remote agricultural regions in recent decades.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Buaile an Fhraoigh
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Baronía
Clanmorris
- Logainm
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