36
Registros censales
8
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 20
- Hogares
- 4
- Personas
- 16 -20%
- Hogares
- 4 0%
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Letterbeg is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader region of Connemara. The area is characterized by the typical landscape of western Galway, featuring rugged terrain, bog, and moorland interspersed with stone walls and scattered homesteads. The townland's proximity to the Atlantic coast and its elevation contribute to the windswept, dramatic scenery common to this part of Ireland. The landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use, particularly pastoral farming adapted to the challenging soil and weather conditions of the region.
Like many small townlands in Galway, Letterbeg has roots extending back through Irish history, shaped by patterns of settlement, land use, and the broader social and economic transformations that have marked rural Ireland. The area would have been influenced by the Gaelic traditions of the region, later subject to English colonial administration and land policies that reshaped Irish rural society. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish landscape into small administrative units, is a legacy of this complex historical layering.
The area remains primarily rural and agricultural in character, with the community maintaining connections to traditional ways of life while adapting to contemporary circumstances. Like much of rural Galway, Letterbeg reflects the broader challenges and changes facing remote Irish townlands, including population pressures and the need to balance heritage preservation with modern development. The landscape and settlement patterns continue to embody the relationship between the local community and the demanding environment they inhabit.
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Nombre en irlandés
Leitir Beag
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Baronía
Ballynahinch
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- Letterbeg
- Irlandés
- Leitir Beag
- Parroquia
- Ballynakill
- Baronía
- Ballynahinch
- Condado
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