63
Registros censales
19
Hogares
1
Año del censo
- Personas
- 63
- Hogares
- 19
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Tullyhorky is a small townland situated in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, a region characterized by rugged coastal landscapes and rolling hills. The townland is located in the broader Donegal landscape, which is known for its dramatic terrain, including mountains, glens, and extensive bogland. Like many townlands in this part of Ulster, Tullyhorky represents a small administrative division of land that reflects the historical pattern of settlement and land organization in rural Ireland. The area's geography is typical of much of inland Donegal, with moorland and pastoral countryside forming the dominant features of the local environment.
The townland system itself, within which Tullyhorky exists, has deep historical roots in Irish land organization, with origins tracing back to medieval and early modern periods. Donegal's history has been shaped by various periods of settlement, including Gaelic Irish, Norman, and later English influences. The townland divisions became formalized and standardized particularly during the period of English administration and land surveys, including the Down Survey of the 17th century. Like other townlands in Donegal, Tullyhorky would have been affected by the major historical currents that shaped the region, including the plantation period and subsequent changes in land ownership and agricultural practices.
As a rural townland, Tullyhorky contributes to the broader cultural and social fabric of County Donegal, an area with strong Irish language and cultural traditions. The locality is part of the wider Donegal community, whose character has been shaped by agricultural heritage, emigration patterns, and the preservation of Irish cultural identity. Townlands like Tullyhorky serve as important geographic and social reference points for local residents and maintain significance in terms of local identity and administrative purposes, even as many such areas have experienced demographic changes and economic shifts associated with rural Ireland.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Baronía
Tirhugh
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
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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