69
Registros censales
10
Hogares
1
Año del censo
- Personas
- 69
- Hogares
- 10
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Cloonkeenclare 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 is a modest rural area characterized by the typical features of the Irish countryside, including pastureland, stone walls, and scattered farmsteads. The townland falls within a region marked by rolling terrain and the distinctive geography of County Galway, which features a mix of agricultural land and areas of blanket bog. The landscape reflects centuries of use by farming communities, with field patterns and settlement patterns that demonstrate long-term human habitation and land management.
The history of Cloonkeenclare, like that of most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in patterns of rural settlement and agricultural practice that stretch back many centuries. Townlands such as this were administrative divisions used historically for various purposes, including taxation and land tenure. 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 are not extensively documented in widely available sources. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting rural Galway, including land ownership patterns, agricultural change, and social developments over time.
Cloonkeenclare remains part of the living rural community of County Galway, contributing to the cultural and economic fabric of the region through farming and other traditional activities. As with many small Irish townlands, it represents the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of the Irish countryside, where communities are often defined by family connections, shared land use, and local relationships rather than by concentrated village centers. The townland holds significance for those with family roots there and for understanding the broader pattern of rural Irish settlement and land use that continues to define much of the western countryside.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cluain Caoin Cláir
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Baronía
Tiaquin
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
12 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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