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Comté de Derry

Localité

Donnybrewer Level (Intake)

43

Registres de recensement

7

Foyers

1

Année du recensement

1911 Recensement
Personnes
43
Foyers
7

À propos

Donnybrewer Level (Intake) is a townland located in County Derry in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Foyle Valley region. The townland is part of the rich agricultural countryside that characterizes much of County Derry, an area known for its rolling terrain, river systems, and patchwork of fields that have been worked for centuries. The landscape reflects the typical features of the northwest of Ireland, with a combination of improved pastureland and more marginal terrain, shaped by both natural geology and centuries of human settlement and farming practices.

The name "Donnybrewer" derives from Irish origins, with "Dony" likely coming from "Dún" (fortress or hill) and "brewer" from an Irish personal name or family designation, suggesting settlement patterns dating back to medieval or earlier periods. County Derry itself has a complex history marked by successive waves of settlement, from early Celtic Christianity through the medieval period and into the plantation era of the 17th century. Like many townlands in the region, Donnybrewer would have experienced the social and economic transformations associated with these historical periods, including changes in land ownership, agricultural practices, and community structures.

Donnybrewer Level, like many rural townlands in County Derry, represents the fundamental administrative and social unit of Irish rural life. The townland system, with its small-scale divisions of land, has long been significant to Irish cultural and historical identity, serving as the basis for land records, community identity, and local organization. These townlands continue to be important reference points for local residents and historians alike, maintaining their place in the administrative and cultural geography of the region despite modern changes in settlement patterns and economic activity.

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Paroisse

Faughanvale

Comté

Derry

Baronnie

Tirkeeran

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Détails

Anglais
Donnybrewer Level (Intake)
Paroisse
Faughanvale
Baronnie
Tirkeeran
Comté
Derry