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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Cloonlooaun is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Connemara region. Like many townlands in this part of Ireland, it forms part of the intricate patchwork of rural settlements that characterize the Irish countryside. The area is characterized by the typical terrain of western Galway, with rolling hills, scattered woodland, and stone walls that divide the landscape into smaller fields. The proximity to Connemara's natural features, including its proximity to mountain ranges and bogland, shapes the local environment and has historically influenced land use patterns in the area.
The townland, like much of rural Galway, reflects the long history of Irish settlement and land tenure patterns that developed over centuries. The name itself, like many Irish townland names, derives from the Irish language and reflects the Gaelic heritage of the region. The area would have been shaped by the various waves of settlement, the impact of the Plantation period, and the subsequent evolution of land ownership patterns that characterized Irish rural history. The local community would have been subject to the broader economic and social forces that affected rural Ireland, including agricultural practices, emigration, and changing land use over time.
Cloonlooaun, as a townland, represents the kind of small rural settlement that forms the foundation of Irish countryside life. While it may not be widely known beyond the local region, such townlands are significant as units of local community identity and land organization. The townland system itself remains an important aspect of Irish geography and local administration, even as rural communities continue to evolve. For residents and those with connections to the area, Cloonlooaun represents a part of their local heritage and the distinctive character of rural Galway's landscape and community structure.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cluain Luáin
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Baronía
Ballynahinch
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
44 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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