46
Registros censales
10
Hogares
1
Año del censo
- Personas
- 46
- Hogares
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Cloonkeen Oughter is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Connacht. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a historic division of land with roots extending back centuries into Ireland's administrative past. The townland falls within the barony system that characterized Irish land organization, and its name reflects the Irish linguistic heritage of the region, with "Cloon" deriving from the Irish word "cluain" meaning meadow or pasture. The area is characterized by the rolling countryside typical of County Galway, with a landscape shaped by glacial activity that left behind a terrain of drumlins, fields, and scattered settlements connected by rural roads.
The history of Cloonkeen Oughter, like that of many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical patterns of County Galway and the west of Ireland. Townlands such as this were fundamental units in the Irish land system, used for administrative, legal, and ecclesiastical purposes since medieval times. The region has witnessed the various phases of Irish history, from Gaelic chiefdoms through Norman influence, English colonial administration, and the agricultural transformations that shaped rural Ireland. The landscape itself bears traces of this history in its field boundaries, settlement patterns, and the cultural memory preserved in local place names.
As a rural townland in contemporary County Galway, Cloonkeen Oughter continues to represent the agricultural character of the western Irish countryside. The townland serves as part of the local community structure, contributing to the identity and heritage of its wider electoral district and parish. While small and primarily rural, such townlands remain significant to their local populations as markers of identity and belonging, representing centuries of continuous habitation and land use. The preservation and recognition of townland names and boundaries continues to be important to Irish cultural and genealogical heritage, particularly for those researching family history or seeking connection to ancestral lands.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cluain Coill Uachtair
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Baronía
Tiaquin
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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