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Hollymount, Comté de Down

District

Hollymount

Comté de Down

15

Townlands

1,710

Registres de recensement

415

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
887
Foyers
221
1911 Recensement
Personnes
823 -7.2%
Foyers
194 -12.2%

À propos

Hollymount is a small rural district located in County Down, in the southeastern region of Northern Ireland. The area is situated within the broader landscape of County Down, which is characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and proximity to both inland waterways and coastal areas. The district forms part of the drumlin belt typical of this part of Ulster, with its undulating terrain shaped by glacial activity during the last Ice Age. Like much of County Down, Hollymount benefits from a temperate maritime climate and is surrounded by green countryside that has historically supported farming and rural communities.

The area, like much of County Down, has deep historical roots extending back centuries. County Down itself has been home to various settlements, monastic communities, and later Norman and English colonization efforts. The local landscape would have been shaped by medieval land divisions, the establishment of townlands, and the evolution of settlement patterns typical of Irish rural areas. The name "Hollymount" itself suggests the presence of holly trees on an elevated location, a naming convention common throughout Ireland that often reflects natural features of the landscape or local flora.

Hollymount remains primarily a rural agricultural community, with small farms and scattered dwellings characteristic of the townland system still prevalent in Northern Ireland. The district would be connected to broader local services and amenities through nearby larger towns and villages in County Down. Like many small rural areas in Northern Ireland, Hollymount represents the traditional pattern of dispersed rural settlement that has defined the Irish countryside for centuries, where community identity is often rooted in family connections, local agricultural traditions, and ties to specific townlands and parishes.

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Comté

Down

Juridiction

Irlande du Nord

Années de recensement

1901, 1911

Townlands

15 townlands enregistrées

Emplacement du district

OpenStreetMap

Détails

District
Hollymount
Comté
Down
Irlandais
An Dún
Juridiction
Irlande du Nord