469
Registros censales
83
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 188
- Hogares
- 32
- Personas
- 281 +49.5%
- Hogares
- 51 +59.4%
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Cregg is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Irish midlands and western regions. The area is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of Galway, with pastoral farmland, stone walls, and scattered rural settlements. The townland, like many in Ireland, represents a unit of land division with deep historical roots in the Irish administrative and landscape system. Its position within County Galway places it in a region known for its diverse topography, ranging from coastal areas to inland agricultural lands.
The history of Cregg, as with much of rural Galway, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land tenure, and social change. Townlands such as Cregg emerged from medieval and early modern land divisions and reflect centuries of use as agricultural holdings. The area would have been shaped by various historical periods including the Anglo-Norman influence, the plantation era, and the significant social changes brought about by the Great Famine and subsequent demographic shifts. Local place names and field patterns often preserve evidence of this long history.
Rural townlands like Cregg remain important to local communities as geographic references and as places where families have maintained connections across generations. While not possessing major historical monuments or widely known events, such townlands form the fabric of rural Irish life and local identity. They serve as administrative references in postal addresses and land records, and they represent continuity with Ireland's agricultural heritage. The community significance of these places often lies in their role as centers of family history, local knowledge, and connection to the land.
Today, Cregg exemplifies the quieter aspects of rural Irish life, where traditional farming practices and modern agricultural methods coexist. Like many small townlands, it faces the challenges common to rural areas, including population decline and the pressures of contemporary rural economic change. Nevertheless, such places remain markers of Irish territorial organization and repositories of local history, contributing to the cultural and geographic identity of County Galway.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Chreig
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Baronía
Clare
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
17 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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