265
Registros censales
55
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 141
- Hogares
- 30
- Personas
- 124 -12.1%
- Hogares
- 25 -16.7%
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Skeagh is a small townland located in County Cavan in the province of Ulster in northern Ireland. Like many townlands in this region, it sits within the broader landscape characterized by rolling hills, bogland, and pastoral countryside typical of the Irish midlands and north. The area is dotted with small farms, field systems divided by stone walls and hedgerows, and scattered rural dwellings that reflect centuries of agricultural settlement patterns. The townland's position within County Cavan places it in a region known for its natural lakes and waterways, contributing to a landscape shaped by both glacial geology and human land management over generations.
The history of Skeagh, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to patterns of settlement, land ownership, and the broader historical trajectories of rural Ireland. Townlands themselves represent an important administrative and cultural division of Irish land, with origins tracing back through various periods of Irish and Anglo-Norman influence. Like many rural townlands in Cavan, Skeagh would have experienced the various phases of Irish history, including periods of Gaelic settlement, colonial influence, and the agricultural and social changes that followed Irish independence in the twentieth century.
Today, Skeagh remains part of the fabric of rural County Cavan, representing the quiet, dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of the Irish countryside. For local residents and farming families, the townland continues to function as a meaningful geographical and community reference point, even as rural Ireland has undergone significant economic and social changes. The preservation of townland names and boundaries in official records and local usage demonstrates their continued cultural and practical significance to communities across Ireland, providing a link to local identity and heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Sceitheach
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Baronía
Clankee
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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