131
Registres de recensement
25
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 85
- Foyers
- 17
- Personnes
- 46 -45.9%
- Foyers
- 8 -52.9%
À propos
Drumnagreagh and Slievebane is a townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Antrim Plateau region. The townland's name reflects its Irish heritage, with "Drum" referring to a ridge or hill formation in the landscape. The area is characterized by rolling terrain typical of mid-Antrim, with moorland and agricultural land interspersed throughout. Like many townlands in this region, it occupies a position on the higher ground of the county, offering views across the surrounding countryside and contributing to the distinctive topography that defines this part of Ulster.
The townland, like others in County Antrim, has roots extending back through centuries of Irish settlement and land organization. The townland system itself represents a fundamental layer of Irish administrative and social geography, with each townland historically serving as a distinct community unit. Drumnagreagh and Slievebane would have been organized according to this system, with land use, habitation patterns, and social structures developing over generations. The area reflects the broader historical patterns of Antrim, including periods of Gaelic Irish settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and later Scots-Irish plantation.
Today, Drumnagreagh and Slievebane remains part of the rural fabric of County Antrim, contributing to the cultural and geographic identity of its local community. Like many rural townlands, it reflects the enduring importance of the townland as a unit of local identity and heritage, even as modern administrative boundaries have evolved. The landscape and place names preserve connections to earlier Irish language and settlement patterns, making it significant to those interested in Irish toponymy and cultural geography.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Droim na gCritheach
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Baronnie
Glenarm Upper
- 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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- Anglais
- Drumnagreagh and Slievebane
- Irlandais
- Droim na gCritheach
- Paroisse
- Carncastle
- Baronnie
- Glenarm Upper
- Comté
- Antrim