116
Registros censales
24
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 56
- Hogares
- 12
- Personas
- 60 +7.1%
- Hogares
- 12 0%
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Cloonlahan is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the midlands region. The townland forms part of the rural countryside characteristic of this part of Galway, an area defined by rolling terrain, agricultural land, and scattered settlements. Like many Irish townlands, Cloonlahan represents a traditional administrative division of the Irish landscape, a legacy of historical land organization systems that continue to define how localities are understood and identified within their counties.
The townland's association with the name "Geoghegan" reflects the historical presence of the Geoghegan family in the region, a Norman-Irish family that held significant land holdings in counties Westmeath and Galway during the medieval and early modern periods. The Geoghegans were part of the Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland and became prominent landowners whose influence shaped settlement patterns and social structures in the areas where they held estates. This connection to a named family is typical of how many Irish townlands acquired their identifying surnames, serving as a record of historical landownership and family presence.
Today, Cloonlahan remains a rural townland that reflects the quiet, agricultural character of much of County Galway's countryside. Like many small Irish townlands, it is primarily significant as a geographic and administrative reference point for local residents and those tracing family history or genealogy in the region. The townland contributes to the rich fabric of rural Galway's identity, representing the dispersed settlement pattern and farming heritage that has defined the Irish landscape for centuries.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cluain Leathan (Geoghegan)
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Baronía
Clonmacnowen
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