89
Registres de recensement
18
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 48
- Foyers
- 9
- Personnes
- 41 -14.6%
- Foyers
- 9 0%
À propos
Killaltanagh is a small townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of rural Connacht. The townland forms part of the patchwork of agricultural and residential communities that characterize much of inland Galway, an area defined by rolling countryside, scattered farmsteads, and traditional field boundaries. Like many Irish townlands, Killaltanagh represents a unit of land organization with ancient roots, though the exact boundaries and character of the townland have evolved over centuries of settlement and land use changes.
The history of Killaltanagh, as with many Galway townlands, is intertwined with the broader narrative of Irish land tenure, settlement patterns, and cultural development. The townland system itself originated in medieval Ireland and was formalized during the Anglo-Norman period, with most townlands taking their names from Irish language roots reflecting earlier Gaelic settlement. The name Killaltanagh likely derives from Irish origins, though specific historical records about the townland's development are limited, as is the case with many smaller rural communities that rarely feature prominently in major historical documents.
Killaltanagh remains primarily a rural agricultural community, reflective of the character of much of County Galway's interior. The townland would be home to farming families and represents the kind of intimate, local-scale settlement that has long constituted the backbone of rural Irish life. Today, as with many similar townlands, Killaltanagh represents both continuity with traditional land-based livelihoods and the challenges facing rural communities in contemporary Ireland, including demographic changes and the evolution of agricultural practice.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Coill Altanach
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Baronnie
Longford
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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