103
Registros censales
26
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 54
- Hogares
- 13
- Personas
- 49 -9.3%
- Hogares
- 13 0%
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Carrickgorman is a small townland located in County Cavan in the Ulster region of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Irish midlands. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and pastoral terrain typical of County Cavan, with a mix of agricultural land, field systems, and the scattered settlement patterns common to rural Irish townlands. The townland forms part of the wider administrative and geographic context of the county, which is known for its drumlin landscape—a distinctive topography of small, rounded hills formed during the last ice age. The local geography supports traditional farming practices and contributes to the rural character that defines much of this part of Cavan.
The history of Carrickgorman, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in the longstanding patterns of rural settlement and land organization that have characterized the Irish countryside for centuries. Townlands themselves represent an ancient system of land division with roots in Gaelic Ireland, and Carrickgorman would have been shaped by the various historical periods that affected County Cavan, including the Anglo-Norman period, plantation era, and subsequent developments in Irish rural life. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language origins, though the specific historical details of this particular townland's development would require local historical research to fully establish.
As a small rural townland, Carrickgorman's significance lies primarily in its role within the local community and the broader agricultural economy of County Cavan. The townland represents the kind of small-scale settlement unit that has been fundamental to Irish rural society, supporting farming families and contributing to the maintenance of rural life in the region. Today, like many such townlands, it reflects both the continuities and changes in rural Ireland, with traditional land use patterns existing alongside contemporary developments in the countryside.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Baronía
Castlerahan
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
4 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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