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Condado de Derry

Localidad

Mullennan

333

Registros censales

77

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
179
Hogares
40
1911 Censo
Personas
154 -14%
Hogares
37 -7.5%

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Mullennan is a small townland located in County Derry in Northern Ireland, situated within the wider landscape of the north-central counties of the island. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that typically encompasses several hundred acres. The surrounding region is characterized by the gently rolling hills and agricultural land typical of County Derry, with a landscape shaped by both natural geological features and centuries of human settlement and farming practices. The townland's position within the county places it in an area where rural character predominates, with scattered farmsteads and small villages forming the pattern of habitation across the broader district.

The history of Mullennan, as with much of County Derry, is intertwined with the broader historical narrative of Ulster and Ireland. The county itself has a complex past shaped by plantation policies, religious divisions, and the evolution of Irish rural society. Townlands like Mullennan preserve evidence of long-established settlement patterns that predate modern administrative boundaries, with origins tracing back through medieval and earlier periods. The naming and organization of such townlands reflects both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman influences on the Irish landscape, though detailed specific histories of individual small townlands are often recorded primarily in local historical records and community memory rather than widely documented sources.

For the local community, Mullennan functions as part of the intricate network of rural townlands that constitute the fabric of County Derry life. These small divisions remain significant in how people identify and organize themselves geographically, with townland names continuing to be used in addresses and local orientation despite modern administrative systems. The agricultural heritage of such areas remains important to local identity and economy, even as rural communities have experienced significant changes over recent decades. Understanding places like Mullennan contributes to appreciating the fine-grained geography and social organization of rural Ireland.

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Parroquia

Templemore

Condado

Derry

Baronía

North-West Liberties of Londonderry

Valuation Office Records

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

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9 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
Mullennan
Parroquia
Templemore
Baronía
North-West Liberties of Londonderry
Condado
Derry