203
Registros censales
35
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 99
- Hogares
- 18
- Personas
- 104 +5.1%
- Hogares
- 17 -5.6%
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Drumrevagh is a small townland located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Connacht. The townland lies in an area characterized by typical Irish countryside features, with rolling hills, fields used for pastoral farming, and the natural drainage patterns common to County Mayo's terrain. Like many townlands in the region, it reflects the historical settlement patterns of rural Ireland, where small clusters of houses and farms are dispersed across the landscape rather than concentrated in village centers. The local geography is typical of western Ireland, with a climate suited to grassland and livestock farming.
The townland system itself, of which Drumrevagh is part, has deep historical roots in Irish land organization. Townlands represent one of the oldest surviving systems of land division in Europe, with origins tracing back centuries into Irish history. The name "Drumrevagh," like many Irish place names, derives from the Irish language—"drum" typically refers to a ridge or hilltop—providing a linguistic connection to the area's physical characteristics and the Irish cultural heritage of the region. These small administrative divisions have remained relatively stable boundaries through various periods of Irish history, including the Norman invasions, plantations, and the formation of the modern Irish state.
Drumrevagh, like many rural Mayo townlands, has been shaped by the broader historical experiences of County Mayo and the west of Ireland. The region has strong associations with agricultural life, emigration patterns, and the cultural traditions of rural Connacht. The area would have experienced significant changes during the Great Famine of the 1840s and subsequent decades, events that profoundly affected population patterns across rural Ireland. Today, Drumrevagh remains part of the living landscape of County Mayo, contributing to the cultural and geographical identity of the wider region.
For those with ancestral connections to the area, townlands like Drumrevagh hold particular significance as they appear in historical records, genealogical documents, and land surveys. Local communities maintain connections to these small geographical divisions, and they continue to serve administrative and cultural purposes in contemporary Ireland. Drumrevagh represents the enduring character of rural Mayo, reflecting both the continuity of Irish settlement patterns and the ongoing life of Ireland's countryside.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Droim Riabhach
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Baronía
Tirawley
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
15 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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