18
Registros censales
3
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 12
- Hogares
- 2
- Personas
- 6 -50%
- Hogares
- 1 -50%
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Glenlough is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's rural hinterland. The townland forms part of the wider Donegal terrain, characterized by rolling hills, bogland, and pastoral countryside typical of this region of Ulster. Like many Donegal townlands, Glenlough reflects the fragmented pattern of land division that has shaped settlement across rural Ireland, with scattered houses and farms distributed across the landscape rather than forming a concentrated village center. The area's geography reflects the natural contours and soil conditions that have historically influenced patterns of agricultural settlement and land use.
The history of Glenlough, as with most small Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the patterns of rural settlement that developed over centuries. Townlands themselves are an ancient form of land organization with roots extending back through Irish history, though the precise boundaries and administrative functions of individual townlands evolved particularly during the medieval and early modern periods. Glenlough would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting County Donegal, including the influence of Gaelic Irish society, colonial administration, and the land divisions undertaken during various periods of English and later British rule in Ireland.
The significance of Glenlough today lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural community of County Donegal. Like many small townlands, it represents the dispersed settlement pattern that characterizes the Irish countryside and maintains connections to local heritage and community identity. The townland structure itself remains administratively significant in Ireland, used in land records, postal addresses, and local governance, making places like Glenlough part of the fundamental geographic and administrative framework of rural Irish life.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gleann Lach
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Baronía
Banagh
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- Gleann Lach
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- Glencolumbkille
- Baronía
- Banagh
- Condado
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