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Comté de Wicklow

Localité

Drumgoff

Droim Goth

28

Registres de recensement

4

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
19
Foyers
2
1911 Recensement
Personnes
9 -52.6%
Foyers
2 0%

À propos

Drumgoff is a small townland located in County Wicklow in the province of Leinster, in the eastern part of the Republic of Ireland. The area is situated within the broader landscape of County Wicklow, which is known for its mountainous terrain, river valleys, and rural character. The townland lies in a region characterized by rolling hills and agricultural land typical of the Irish midlands and the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. Like many Irish townlands, Drumgoff represents a unit of land division that has deep historical roots in the Irish landscape, with boundaries and designations that often reflect centuries of land management and settlement patterns.

The name Drumgoff, like many Irish townland names, derives from the Irish language, with "drum" typically referring to a ridge or hill, though the precise etymology and historical significance of the full name would require consultation of historical linguistic records and place-name surveys. The area has the character of a rural Irish townland, likely shaped by centuries of agricultural activity and small-scale settlement. County Wicklow itself has a rich historical background spanning from early Christian times through the medieval period and into the modern era, and Drumgoff would form part of this broader historical context, though specific historical events directly associated with the townland itself are not widely documented in general sources.

Drumgoff, like many small Irish townlands, serves primarily as an agricultural and residential area for the local community. It contributes to the rural fabric of County Wicklow and represents the type of small-scale territorial division that has been fundamental to Irish land organization and community identity for centuries. The townland system itself remains an important part of Irish cultural and administrative heritage, with townlands serving as reference points for local identity and historical understanding even in the modern era.

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Paroisse

Knockrath

Comté

Wicklow

Nom irlandais

Droim Goth

Baronnie

Ballinacor South

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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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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Détails

Anglais
Drumgoff
Irlandais
Droim Goth
Paroisse
Knockrath
Baronnie
Ballinacor South
Comté
Wicklow