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Condado de Antrim

Localidad

Callisnagh

109

Registros censales

27

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
54
Hogares
14
1911 Censo
Personas
55 +1.9%
Hogares
13 -7.1%

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Callisnagh is a small townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Mid-Ulster region. The townland is positioned in an area characterized by rolling countryside typical of inland Antrim, with a landscape shaped by agricultural use and natural waterways. Like many townlands in this part of Ulster, Callisnagh reflects the pattern of rural settlement that developed across the region, with scattered houses and farms distributed throughout the countryside rather than concentrated in a single village center. The surrounding terrain provides evidence of both the region's geological history and its long tradition of farming and land management.

The history of Callisnagh, like that of many Irish townlands, is closely tied to the broader historical developments of County Antrim and Ulster. Townlands in this region have roots extending back through centuries of settlement, land division, and social organization under both Irish and Anglo-Norman influences. The name itself, like many Irish place names, reflects the linguistic and cultural heritage of the area. The townland system, which divides the Irish countryside into these small administrative and social units, represents a distinctive feature of Irish geography and has been instrumental in organizing rural communities and land ownership patterns since medieval times.

As a rural townland in modern County Antrim, Callisnagh remains part of the living landscape of the region, though like many Irish countryside areas it reflects the demographic and economic shifts affecting rural communities. The townland continues to be part of the local administrative framework and community identity, serving as a geographic reference point for residents and in historical and genealogical research. For those with family connections to the area or interests in Irish rural history and heritage, Callisnagh represents one of the countless small places that together form the intricate tapestry of the Irish countryside.

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Parroquia

Ardclinis

Condado

Antrim

Baronía

Glenarm Lower

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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3 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Detalles

Inglés
Callisnagh
Parroquia
Ardclinis
Baronía
Glenarm Lower
Condado
Antrim