26
Registros censales
6
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 15
- Hogares
- 3
- Personas
- 11 -26.7%
- Hogares
- 3 0%
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Inchiroe and Gortfree is a townland located in County Roscommon in the province of Connacht in western Ireland. The townland is situated in the midlands region of the country, characterized by gentle rolling terrain typical of the Irish landscape. Like many townlands in this part of Roscommon, it would have been shaped by the underlying geology and drainage patterns of the area, with fields, small watercourses, and patches of woodland forming part of its composition. The townland's name reflects the Irish linguistic heritage of the region, with place names in this area often derived from Irish words describing features of the landscape or historical settlement patterns.
The history of Inchiroe and Gortfree, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader historical developments of County Roscommon and rural Ireland more generally. Townlands like this were established as administrative and territorial divisions that reflected medieval and earlier settlement patterns, though many underwent significant changes during the period of English colonial administration and subsequent land reforms. The townland would have experienced the various upheavals that affected Irish rural society, including the effects of the Famine era, land tenure changes, and the gradual shifts in agricultural practice and rural population that characterized the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
As a rural townland in modern County Roscommon, Inchiroe and Gortfree today represents one of the many small territorial units that continue to form the administrative and cultural fabric of the Irish countryside. While such townlands may no longer serve formal administrative functions in the way they once did, they remain significant markers of local identity and heritage. The preservation and understanding of townland names and their histories contributes to the broader effort to document and maintain Ireland's rich local geographic and cultural heritage for future generations.
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- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Inse Rua
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Baronía
Athlone South
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