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Condado de Armagh

Localidad

Clare

126

Registros censales

27

Hogares

1

Año del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
126
Hogares
27

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Clare is a small townland located in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Armagh area. The townland is characterized by the rural, undulating terrain typical of this part of Ulster, with a mix of agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered dwellings. Like many townlands in County Armagh, Clare sits within a region known for its drumlin landscape—a distinctive geographical feature consisting of numerous small, rounded hills formed during the last ice age. The area benefits from proximity to both the market town of Armagh city and various smaller settlements, positioning it within a network of rural communities that have historically depended on farming and local trade.

Townlands such as Clare have deep historical roots in the Irish landscape, with their origins traceable to medieval administrative divisions and the patterns of settlement established over centuries. County Armagh itself has a rich history tied to early Christian Ireland, being the ecclesiastical center founded by Saint Patrick. While specific historical events directly tied to Clare townland may be limited in widely documented records, the townland reflects the broader patterns of land division, settlement, and land use that shaped rural Ulster from the medieval period through the modern era. The area would have experienced the various upheavals common to Irish rural history, including the impact of plantation, agricultural change, and social transformation.

Clare serves as part of the social and cultural fabric of its local community, functioning as an identifiable geographic and administrative unit within the townland system that remains important to local identity and land records in Northern Ireland. Residents of such townlands maintain connections to the broader community through local schools, churches, shops, and civic organizations centered in nearby towns. The preservation of townland names and boundaries continues to be significant for heritage, genealogy, and local administration, as many people with family connections to rural Armagh maintain interest in these specific places.

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Parroquia

Ballymore

Condado

Armagh

Baronía

Orior Lower

Valuation Office Records

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

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6 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
Clare
Parroquia
Ballymore
Baronía
Orior Lower
Condado
Armagh