185
Registros censales
38
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 76
- Hogares
- 17
- Personas
- 109 +43.4%
- Hogares
- 21 +23.5%
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Derradda is a small townland located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, situated in the province of Connacht. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that reflects centuries of Irish territorial organization. The landscape surrounding Derradda is characteristic of western Mayo, featuring rolling countryside with fields divided by stone walls and hedgerows typical of the Irish countryside. The area is part of the broader topography of County Mayo, which includes bogland, pasture, and areas of elevated terrain that define the county's rural character.
The townland system itself, of which Derradda is a part, has deep historical roots in Irish land division, with townlands representing the smallest administrative units in Ireland. These divisions became formalized during various periods of Irish history, including during English colonization and subsequent land surveys. Derradda, like other townlands in Mayo, carries the accumulated history of rural Irish life, agricultural settlement, and the patterns of land use that have persisted for generations.
As a rural townland in County Mayo, Derradda forms part of the local community fabric, contributing to the broader identity of the region. The townland system remains significant to Irish heritage and local geography, even though many townlands are sparsely populated. Such areas represent the continuity of Irish rural life and land organization, and they maintain cultural and administrative importance despite the drift of population toward larger settlements and urban centers that has characterized Ireland in recent decades.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Doire Fhada
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Baronía
Carra
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