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Condado de Monaghan

Localidad

Mullaghgarve

An Mullach Garbh

32

Registros censales

8

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
21
Hogares
4
1911 Censo
Personas
11 -47.6%
Hogares
4 0%

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Mullaghgarve is a small townland located in County Monaghan in the Ulster region of northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of County Monaghan, an area characterized by rolling countryside, numerous small lakes and drumlin formations typical of the region. The landscape around Mullaghgarve reflects the glacial geology that shaped much of Ulster, with gentle hills and a patchwork of agricultural fields, hedgerows, and small woodlands. Like many townlands in this part of Ireland, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that has persisted for centuries, maintaining its identity as a distinct geographic and community unit.

County Monaghan has a long history of settlement and land use, with evidence of human activity dating back to prehistoric times. The townlands of the county, including Mullaghgarve, developed over centuries as the primary means of organizing land ownership and community identity. The name itself, like many Irish townland names, likely derives from Irish language roots, reflecting the linguistic and cultural heritage of the region. The area would have experienced the various historical developments that shaped Ireland, from medieval times through the period of English plantation and into the modern era.

Mullaghgarve, as with many small rural townlands in County Monaghan, is primarily agricultural in character, with local farming traditions forming the backbone of its economy and way of life. The townland would be home to a small number of households and farms scattered across its landscape. The community identity of such townlands, though small in population, has remained significant to residents who maintain strong connections to their local area and townland name.

Today, Mullaghgarve remains part of the fabric of County Monaghan's rural landscape, representing the continuing tradition of townland-based community organization in Ireland. While it may not be widely known beyond the local region, it embodies the character of the many small rural communities that form the backbone of the Irish countryside, maintaining agricultural heritage and local identity in a changing world.

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Parroquia

Magheracloone

Condado

Monaghan

Nombre en irlandés

An Mullach Garbh

Baronía

Farney

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Detalles

Inglés
Mullaghgarve
Irlandés
An Mullach Garbh
Parroquia
Magheracloone
Baronía
Farney
Condado
Monaghan