138
Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 73
- Foyers
- 15
- Personnes
- 65 -11%
- Foyers
- 12 -20%
À propos
Carrick Upper is a townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Donegal highlands, an area characterized by rugged terrain, moorland, and scattered settlements. Like many townlands in this region, Carrick Upper reflects the traditional Irish land division system that subdivides rural areas into small administrative and territorial units. The landscape of the area is typical of inland Donegal, with rolling hills, rough pasture, and the kind of terrain that has historically supported small-scale farming and pastoral activities.
The history of Carrick Upper, like much of rural Donegal, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land ownership, and social change. The townland system itself dates back centuries and reflects both Gaelic territorial organization and subsequent Anglo-Norman and English administrative impositions. The area would have been shaped by the major historical transitions affecting Ireland, including the plantation period, the Great Famine of the 1840s, and subsequent emigration waves that characterized the 19th and 20th centuries. These forces left their mark on the demographic and social structure of small communities throughout Donegal.
Carrick Upper remains part of the living rural landscape of County Donegal, representative of the many small townlands that form the foundation of rural Irish geography and identity. The community ties associated with townland names continue to hold cultural and genealogical significance for local families and descendants, particularly those with ancestral connections to the area. The preservation of townland names and local place-names contributes to the cultural heritage and historical continuity of the region, maintaining links to Irish language traditions and local historical memory.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Charraig Uachtarach
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Baronnie
Banagh
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- Anglais
- Carrick Upper
- Irlandais
- An Charraig Uachtarach
- Paroisse
- Glencolumbkille
- Baronnie
- Banagh
- Comté
- Donegal