15
Townlands
858
Registres de recensement
177
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 447
- Foyers
- 93
- Personnes
- 411 -8.1%
- Foyers
- 84 -9.7%
À propos
Gortnavern is a small rural district located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. The area sits within the broader landscape of Donegal, a county characterized by rugged terrain, coastal features, and moorland. Like much of inland Donegal, Gortnavern is part of a region marked by hills and valleys, with the landscape shaped by glacial activity and dotted with small lakes and streams. The district's setting reflects the typical geography of this part of Ulster, where farming communities have traditionally relied on the land for their livelihoods, working with the natural topography that defines the northwestern Irish countryside.
The history of Gortnavern, like that of Donegal more broadly, is interwoven with the broader patterns of Irish rural settlement and the social changes that have marked the region over centuries. As a townland or small district, it would have developed as part of the agricultural communities that characterized rural Donegal, with families working the land through different historical periods including the colonial era and into modern times. The area's heritage reflects the cultural and linguistic traditions of Donegal, a county with a strong Irish-speaking tradition and deep connections to Gaelic culture.
Today, Gortnavern remains primarily a rural agricultural area, as do many small districts throughout Donegal. The community's significance lies in its continuity as a living rural settlement where farming practices and local connections continue to shape daily life. Like other rural townlands in Donegal, it represents the dispersed pattern of settlement that characterizes much of the Irish countryside, where small clusters of families and farms form the basis of local community identity and social networks.
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- Comté
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Juridiction
République d'Irlande
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Années de recensement
1901, 1911
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Townlands
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- Donegal
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- Dún na nGall
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- République d'Irlande
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