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Comté de Donegal

Localité

Gortaquigley

5

Registres de recensement

3

Foyers

1

Année du recensement

1911 Recensement
Personnes
5
Foyers
3

À propos

Gortaquigley is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. Like many townlands in this region, it represents a traditional administrative subdivision of the Irish countryside, comprising a relatively modest area of land with scattered houses and farms. The townland falls within the broader landscape of Donegal, an area characterized by rugged coastlines, boglands, and rolling hills that define much of the county's distinctive terrain. The geography of this part of Donegal reflects the Atlantic climate and geological history that have shaped the northwest of Ireland.

The townland system itself, of which Gortaquigley forms a part, has deep historical roots in Ireland, with origins tracing back through various periods of settlement and administrative organization. County Donegal has a rich history spanning from prehistoric times through periods of Celtic, Norman, and English influence, though specific historical events directly tied to Gortaquigley as an individual townland are not extensively documented in widely available sources. Like many rural Irish townlands, Gortaquigley would have developed as a farming community, with its residents engaged in agricultural and pastoral activities suited to the Donegal landscape and climate.

For residents of the area, Gortaquigley and neighboring townlands form part of the social and economic fabric of rural Donegal life. The townland system continues to serve as an important means of local geographic identification and community organization, even in the modern era. As with many small rural areas in Ireland, the townland represents both a geographic entity and a connection to Irish heritage and local identity, though like numerous rural communities in Ireland it may face challenges associated with rural depopulation and changing agricultural practices.

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Paroisse

Raphoe

Comté

Donegal

Baronnie

Raphoe North

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
Gortaquigley
Paroisse
Raphoe
Baronnie
Raphoe North
Comté
Donegal