17
Registros censales
4
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 8
- Hogares
- 2
- Personas
- 9 +12.5%
- Hogares
- 2 0%
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Knockavanloman is a small townland located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Connacht. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and moorland typical of inland Mayo, with terrain that reflects the region's glacial geology and Atlantic maritime climate. The townland forms part of the wider rural landscape of County Mayo, where small settlements and dispersed farmsteads dot a countryside dominated by grassland, bog, and stone walls that delineate historical field boundaries. Like many Irish townlands, Knockavanloman represents a unit of land organization with roots extending back centuries, reflecting patterns of settlement and land use that have shaped the Irish countryside.
The history of Knockavanloman, as with many Mayo townlands, is deeply connected to the broader historical patterns of Irish rural life, including the impacts of the Plantation period, the Great Famine, and subsequent emigration. The townland would have experienced the various waves of social and economic change that affected rural Ireland, from the medieval period through to modern times. As a small agricultural community, its inhabitants would have depended primarily on farming and pastoral activities, with the rhythms of life governed by the seasons and the demands of subsistence and commercial agriculture adapted to the Irish climate and soil conditions.
Today, Knockavanloman remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the many small communities scattered throughout County Mayo. Like much of rural Ireland, the area reflects the challenges and changes facing remote agricultural regions, including demographic shifts and the evolution of farming practices. The townland maintains its place within the local community and landscape as part of the intricate patchwork of named places that together form the cultural and geographic identity of County Mayo, preserving historical continuity while adapting to contemporary circumstances.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cnoc an Bheannlomáin
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Baronía
Burrishoole
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