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- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 145 +74.7%
- Foyers
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À propos
Cloghog is a small townland located in County Derry (also known as County Londonderry) in Northern Ireland. Like many townlands in the region, it is situated within the broader landscape of the north-central portion of the county, characterized by gentle rolling terrain typical of the agricultural heartland of County Derry. The townland forms part of a mosaic of rural settlements that dot the countryside, with scattered farmsteads and field patterns that reflect centuries of land use and subdivision. The landscape is predominantly pastoral, with fields used for grazing and farming, interspersed with hedgerows and occasional woodland areas that are common to the region's agricultural character.
County Derry itself has a rich historical background shaped by plantation-era settlement, the establishment of the city of Londonderry in the early seventeenth century, and the region's subsequent development as part of the wider Ulster landscape. Townlands like Cloghog are fundamental administrative divisions in Irish geography, with origins tracing back to medieval Ireland and formalized through the plantation period and subsequent land surveys. These small territorial units have served as the basic building blocks of Irish rural settlement and land organization, and their names often derive from Irish-language origins, though their modern significance is primarily administrative and geographical.
Cloghog, like many rural townlands in County Derry, represents the quiet agricultural heritage that characterizes much of the county's interior. While it may not be associated with major historical events or widely recognized landmarks, such townlands form the fabric of rural Irish life and community. They are significant to local residents and those with family connections to the area, serving as reference points for family history, genealogical research, and local identity. The townland system remains an important aspect of how rural areas in Northern Ireland are identified and organized, both for administrative purposes and in the context of local heritage and place-name documentation.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Baronnie
Loughinsholin
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Cloghog
- Paroisse
- Derryloran
- Baronnie
- Loughinsholin
- Comté
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