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Condado de Donegal

Localidad

Crislaghkeel

108

Registros censales

21

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
57
Hogares
11
1911 Censo
Personas
51 -10.5%
Hogares
10 -9.1%

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Crislaghkeel is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of the Donegal peninsula, an area characterized by rugged terrain, coastal influences, and a mix of agricultural and moorland terrain typical of this region. The townland forms part of a network of small settlements that dot the rural countryside of Donegal, contributing to the dispersed pattern of habitation common throughout the county. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional unit of land division with historical roots in the organization of rural communities.

The area around Crislaghkeel reflects the long human occupation and land use patterns of County Donegal. The region has been shaped by centuries of farming, pastoral practices, and the influence of Gaelic and Anglo-Norman settlement patterns. Townlands such as Crislaghkeel preserve elements of this historical geography, with their names often deriving from Irish language origins, though precise etymologies may be difficult to establish with certainty. The landscape itself bears testimony to generations of human activity and adaptation to the local environment.

Crislaghkeel, like many small rural townlands in Donegal, is significant primarily to its local residents and the surrounding community. These small settlements maintain cultural and social importance as repositories of local identity and heritage. The townland would have been central to the daily lives of farming families and remains part of the fabric of rural Donegal life, even as modern economic and social changes have transformed patterns of settlement and land use across the region.

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Parroquia

Fahan Upper

Condado

Donegal

Baronía

Inishowen West

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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4 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Crislaghkeel
Parroquia
Fahan Upper
Baronía
Inishowen West
Condado
Donegal