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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 56
- Foyers
- 17
- Personnes
- 51 -8.9%
- Foyers
- 14 -17.6%
À propos
Carrickoughter is a small townland located in County Fermanagh in the northern part of the island of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Fermanagh, an area characterised by rolling countryside, numerous lakes, and waterways that have historically shaped settlement patterns and land use. Like many townlands in the region, Carrickoughter forms part of a patchwork of small administrative divisions that reflect centuries of Irish land division and organisation. The landscape of Fermanagh generally consists of mixed agricultural land, woodland, and water features, which would have provided the basis for subsistence and livelihood for inhabitants over many generations.
Carrickoughter, like other townlands in County Fermanagh, reflects the complex and layered history of the region. Fermanagh has been home to various communities throughout history, from early Irish settlements through the medieval period and into the modern era. The townland system itself, which organises the Irish countryside into small named divisions, became standardised during the Tudor and Stuart periods as part of administrative reorganisation. Understanding Carrickoughter's history requires consideration of broader patterns in Fermanagh, including changes in land ownership, religious composition, and economic activity that have affected rural communities throughout the centuries.
As with many rural townlands in Fermanagh, Carrickoughter would have been primarily associated with agricultural activity and small-scale rural settlement. The local community would have depended on farming, livestock rearing, and the natural resources of the landscape. Townlands like Carrickoughter serve as important markers of local identity and heritage, anchoring people's sense of place and connection to the land. Today, these small geographic and administrative units remain significant in Irish life, appearing on maps, in historical records, and in the everyday language and identity of local communities, even as rural life has changed substantially over recent decades.
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