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Condado de Cavan

Localidad

Moynagh Upper

137

Registros censales

34

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1821 Censo
Personas
38
Hogares
9
1901 Censo
Personas
99 +160.5%
Hogares
25 +177.8%

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Moynagh Upper is a townland located in County Cavan in the Irish midlands, situated within the broader landscape characteristic of this region. Like much of County Cavan, the area is characterized by drumlin topography—rolling hills formed during the last ice age—which creates an undulating terrain of fields, hedgerows, and scattered settlements. The townland's position within Cavan places it in a region known for its lakes, small waterways, and agricultural land use, with the landscape shaped by centuries of farming and rural development. The drainage patterns and soil types typical of the area reflect the glacial heritage common throughout the midlands.

The townland of Moynagh Upper, like other settlements in County Cavan, developed within the historical framework of Irish rural life, marked by patterns of land tenure, landlordism, and eventually independent farming communities. The area would have been influenced by the broader historical developments affecting County Cavan, including the impact of the Plantation period, the evolution of the agricultural economy, and the demographic changes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Understanding Moynagh Upper requires recognizing it as part of these larger historical currents that shaped rural Irish townlands generally.

Moynagh Upper's significance lies primarily in its role as a functioning rural community within County Cavan's agricultural landscape. Like many Irish townlands, it represents the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of the Irish countryside, where small clusters of houses and farmsteads are distributed across the land rather than concentrated in villages. The community would have maintained traditional connections to local schools, churches, and market towns that served the broader area, forming part of the social and economic network of rural Cavan life.

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Parroquia

Drumlumman

Condado

Cavan

Baronía

Clanmahon

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Moynagh Upper
Parroquia
Drumlumman
Baronía
Clanmahon
Condado
Cavan