56
Registros censales
13
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 26
- Hogares
- 7
- Personas
- 30 +15.4%
- Hogares
- 6 -14.3%
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Gortnamona is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the midlands region of the county. The name derives from the Irish "Gort na Móna," meaning "field of the bog," which reflects the character of the surrounding terrain. The townland is part of the rural countryside typical of inland Galway, characterized by agricultural land, scattered houses, and the natural features common to the Irish midlands, including bogland, pasture, and stone walls that divide the landscape into small parcels.
The area has the long history characteristic of rural Irish townlands, with settlement patterns that reflect centuries of land use and habitation. Like many townlands in Galway, Gortnamona would have been shaped by the parish system and land divisions established over time, with residents engaged primarily in agriculture and pastoral farming. The townland represents the kind of small rural community that forms the backbone of Irish rural life, with families maintaining connections to the land across generations.
Today, Gortnamona remains a quiet rural townland within County Galway's extensive network of small settlements. While not widely known outside local circles, it contributes to the character of the Galway countryside and serves as home to farming families and residents who maintain the agricultural traditions of the region. The townland exemplifies the continuing importance of rural community identity in Ireland, where townland names preserve historical Irish language heritage and local geographic knowledge.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gort na Móna
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Baronía
Clare
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
12 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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Registros censales históricos
2 sin vincularEstos registros censales coinciden con el nombre Gortnamona pero no se pudieron vincular automáticamente con esta localidad. El nombre histórico puede referirse a una calle, subdivisión o antigua demarcación que ya no existe como unidad separada.
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