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Condado de Cavan

Localidad

Cloggagh

An Chlogach

70

Registros censales

14

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
36
Hogares
7
1911 Censo
Personas
34 -5.6%
Hogares
7 0%

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Cloggagh is a small townland located in County Cavan in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Ulster region. The townland lies in an area characterized by the rolling hills and drumlin topography typical of County Cavan, a landscape shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. The surrounding region is dotted with small lakes, bogland, and agricultural fields, with numerous waterways that feed into the broader river systems of the area. Like many Irish townlands, Cloggagh represents a small administrative unit within the larger county structure, forming part of the intricate patchwork of rural communities that define the Irish countryside.

The history of Cloggagh, like much of County Cavan, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land use, and social change. The townland would have been shaped by centuries of agricultural use, with farming families establishing themselves in the area over generations. The landscape itself bears the marks of this long occupation, including field boundaries, farm buildings, and the scattered settlement patterns common to rural Irish townlands. As with many areas in Ireland, the history of Cloggagh reflects the complex legacies of land ownership, economic shifts, and demographic changes that have characterized Irish rural life from medieval times through to the present day.

Cloggagh remains part of the living rural community of County Cavan, contributing to the local agricultural economy and cultural identity of the region. The townland, like its neighboring areas, is representative of the small-scale farming tradition that continues to characterize much of rural Cavan. As part of the wider county community, Cloggagh forms part of the social and economic fabric of the region, with connections to local schools, parishes, and market towns. The significance of such townlands lies not in dramatic historical events but in their role as the foundation of rural Irish society, preserving patterns of settlement, land use, and community life that stretch back centuries.

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Parroquia

Castlerahan

Condado

Cavan

Nombre en irlandés

An Chlogach

Baronía

Castlerahan

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
Cloggagh
Irlandés
An Chlogach
Parroquia
Castlerahan
Baronía
Castlerahan
Condado
Cavan