365
Registros censales
76
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 194
- Hogares
- 38
- Personas
- 171 -11.9%
- Hogares
- 38 0%
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Mullaghoran is a small townland located in County Cavan in the province of Ulster in northern Ireland. The townland is situated in the drumlin belt that characterizes much of the landscape in this part of the country, an area shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. The terrain is characterized by rounded hills interspersed with small lakes, wet meadows, and woodland, typical of the drumlin landscape. The townland is part of the broader rural hinterland of County Cavan, an area known for its agricultural heritage and dispersed settlement pattern, where farms and small holdings are scattered across the countryside rather than concentrated in villages.
The history of Mullaghoran, like much of rural County Cavan, is rooted in the Plantation period and the subsequent evolution of Irish rural society. The area would have been shaped by the agricultural economy that emerged following the Tudor and Stuart plantations, with tenant farming becoming the dominant economic activity. The townland name itself, like many in Ireland, reflects historical linguistic layers, with Irish place names often being anglicized during the period of English administrative control. The landscape visible today reflects centuries of farming practices, land divisions, and the gradual development of the rural infrastructure that supports communities in this region.
Mullaghoran remains a working agricultural townland, with its significance lying primarily in its role within the local farming community and its contribution to the broader rural economy of County Cavan. As with many small Irish townlands, the area is characterized by a quiet rural character, with its value measured in terms of local heritage, community connections, and the continuation of traditional land use patterns. The townland exemplifies the dispersed settlement pattern common to this part of Ireland, where individual farmsteads and family connections form the backbone of community identity and social organization.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Mullach Odhráin
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Baronía
Clanmahon
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
7 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Mullach Odhráin
- Parroquia
- Drumlumman
- Baronía
- Clanmahon
- Condado
- Cavan