186
Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 95
- Foyers
- 22
- Personnes
- 91 -4.2%
- Foyers
- 22 0%
À propos
Drumgarra is a small townland located in County Monaghan in the province of Ulster in northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of County Monaghan, an area characterized by drumlin topography—a distinctive rolling terrain formed by glacial deposits during the last ice age. This undulating landscape of hills and small valleys has shaped both the physical appearance and the agricultural practices of the region for centuries. The townland's name, like many in Ireland, derives from Irish language roots, with "Drum" referring to a ridge or hill, reflecting the local geography.
The wider area around Drumgarra has a long history typical of rural Ulster, with evidence of settlement and land use extending back through medieval and early modern periods. Like many Irish townlands, Drumgarra's boundaries and divisions reflect patterns of land organization that developed over centuries, influenced by both Gaelic Irish and Anglo-Norman systems of tenure. The region experienced significant changes during the plantation period and subsequent centuries of Irish history, which reshaped settlement patterns and land ownership across County Monaghan.
Today, Drumgarra remains a rural townland, representative of the quiet agricultural character of much of County Monaghan's countryside. The local community maintains connections to farming and land stewardship, which have been central to life in the region for generations. Like many small townlands in Ireland, it serves as an important unit of local identity and heritage, with residents maintaining awareness of their specific townland designation as part of their connection to place and community history.
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Nom irlandais
Droim Dhearach
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Baronnie
Cremorne
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
4 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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