109
Registros censales
19
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 65
- Hogares
- 10
- Personas
- 44 -32.3%
- Hogares
- 9 -10%
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Swillybrin is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's distinctive terrain. Like many townlands in this region, it occupies a rural area characterized by the rolling hills, boglands, and coastal features typical of Donegal. The townland system, which divides Irish countryside into small administrative and historical divisions, provides the framework through which Swillybrin exists as a named geographic entity. The area's landscape reflects the natural geography of northwestern Ireland, with its mixture of moorland, rough grassland, and scattered settlements that have developed over centuries.
Donegal as a whole has a rich and complex history, shaped by Gaelic Irish culture, Viking and Norman incursions, and later English colonization. The county's townlands, including Swillybrin, represent layers of historical settlement and land division that reflect this complex past. Many of Donegal's townlands have Irish-language origins in their names, which often describe landscape features or historical associations. Understanding the history of individual townlands requires knowledge of the broader patterns of settlement, land tenure, and community development that characterize the region.
As a townland, Swillybrin would have served traditionally as a unit of land division, often associated with agricultural use and community identity among local residents. Townlands in Donegal frequently contain small clusters of houses, individual farmsteads, or in some cases may be largely uninhabited. These places hold significance for local people as markers of heritage, family history, and connection to the land, even when their populations are small. The names of townlands often appear in historical records, genealogical research, and local oral tradition, making them important anchors for understanding community history and family connections in rural Ireland.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Súile Bruithne
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Baronía
Kilmacrenan
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- Súile Bruithne
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- Clondahorky
- Baronía
- Kilmacrenan
- Condado
- Donegal