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Condado de Derry

Localidad

Fallowlea

14

Registros censales

3

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
10
Hogares
2
1911 Censo
Personas
4 -60%
Hogares
1 -50%

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Fallowlea is a small townland located in County Derry (also known as County Londonderry) in Northern Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of the Derry region, which is characterized by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and proximity to the River Foyle watershed system. Like many townlands in this part of Ulster, Fallowlea represents a historical land division that reflects the patchwork of rural settlement patterns common throughout the north of Ireland. The area is situated within a region known for its mix of farming communities and small settlements that have shaped the character of County Derry for centuries.

The townland system itself, to which Fallowlea belongs, has deep historical roots extending back through various periods of Irish and British administration. County Derry was established as a plantation county during the early seventeenth century, with significant English and Scottish settlement. The townland divisions were formalized through various surveys and administrative processes, with the Ordnance Survey of the nineteenth century providing standardized mapping and nomenclature. Fallowlea, like other townlands in the county, carries within its name and boundaries a record of this layered historical development, though specific local records pertaining to the townland would require consultation of archival sources for detailed historical narratives.

Fallowlea today remains part of the rural fabric of County Derry, contributing to the agricultural and community heritage of the region. The townland is typical of many in the area in terms of its scale and function within the broader settlement pattern. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Fallowlea represents part of their local geographic and cultural identity. The significance of small townlands like this extends beyond administrative boundaries—they form reference points in community memory, genealogy, and the attachment people maintain to particular places within the Irish landscape.

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Parroquia

Faughanvale

Condado

Derry

Baronía

Tirkeeran

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Fallowlea
Parroquia
Faughanvale
Baronía
Tirkeeran
Condado
Derry