43
Registros censales
9
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 20
- Hogares
- 5
- Personas
- 23 +15%
- Hogares
- 4 -20%
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Downs is a small townland located in County Monaghan in the Ulster province of northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape characteristic of County Monaghan, which is known for its gently rolling terrain, drumlin formations, and numerous lakes. Like much of this region, Downs would be situated among pastoral farmland, with a patchwork of fields, hedgerows, and small woodlands typical of the Irish countryside. The landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use and settlement patterns that have shaped the area's physical character.
As a townland in County Monaghan, Downs is part of a long history of human settlement and land organization in Ulster. The townland system itself represents an important administrative and historical framework in Ireland, with roots extending back through various periods of Irish and English governance. County Monaghan has a complex history involving Gaelic Irish settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and later plantation and consolidation of English control. Downs, like other townlands in the region, would have been shaped by these broader historical currents affecting Ulster and the wider island.
Townlands such as Downs serve as meaningful geographic and social units within their local communities, even as modern administrative divisions have evolved. These small areas often carry local historical significance and contribute to the sense of place and identity for nearby residents and farming families. The townland system remains culturally significant in Ireland, with local knowledge and community connections often still organized around these traditional boundaries, despite the modern importance of larger administrative units like electoral divisions and civil parishes.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Dún
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Baronía
Cremorne
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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