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Condado de Fermanagh

Localidad

Giltagh

70

Registros censales

15

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
30
Hogares
6
1911 Censo
Personas
40 +33.3%
Hogares
9 +50%

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Giltagh is a small townland located in County Fermanagh in the province of Ulster, Northern Ireland. The townland is situated in the northeastern part of the county, within the broader landscape characterized by rolling hills, lakes, and drumlin topography typical of this region. Like many townlands in Fermanagh, Giltagh is part of a patchwork of rural agricultural land interspersed with forestry and waterways. The landscape reflects the natural beauty of the Fermanagh lake district, with its undulating terrain shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age.

The townland, like much of County Fermanagh, has a history rooted in rural settlement and land use patterns that developed over centuries. The area's history is intertwined with broader patterns of settlement in Ulster, including the influence of both native Irish and Anglo-Norman populations. The townland system itself, of which Giltagh is one example, represents a distinctly Irish approach to land division and administration that has persisted since medieval times. Fermanagh's history has been shaped by significant events including plantation policies, religious change, and the transitions between different periods of Irish governance.

Giltagh, being a small rural townland, serves primarily as part of the agricultural and residential fabric of County Fermanagh. The area is characterized by small farms and rural dwellings typical of the wider region. The townland contributes to the economic and social life of the local community through agricultural pursuits and maintains cultural continuity with the broader Fermanagh heritage. For those researching Irish genealogy, local history, or townland geography, Giltagh represents part of the rich administrative and settlement heritage that defines the Irish landscape.

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Parroquia

Devenish

Condado

Fermanagh

Baronía

Magheraboy

Valuation Office Records

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

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

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

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Detalles

Inglés
Giltagh
Parroquia
Devenish
Baronía
Magheraboy
Condado
Fermanagh