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Comté de Cavan

Localité

Killydoon

164

Registres de recensement

29

Foyers

3

Années de recensement

1821 Recensement
Personnes
80
Foyers
11
1901 Recensement
Personnes
44 -45%
Foyers
9 -18.2%
1911 Recensement
Personnes
40 -9.1%
Foyers
9 0%

À propos

Killydoon is a small townland located in County Cavan in the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. Like many townlands in County Cavan, it forms part of the broader drumlin landscape that characterizes much of this region, with gently rolling hills, small lakes, and pastoral countryside. The townland is situated in an area rich with water features, including streams and small bodies of water typical of the drumlin belt that was formed by glacial activity during the last ice age. This landscape has historically shaped settlement patterns and land use in the area, with local agriculture and small-scale farming being central to the community's economy.

County Cavan has a long and complex history stretching back through medieval times to prehistoric settlement. Like other townlands in the county, Killydoon's name likely derives from Irish language roots, with many such place names reflecting Gaelic heritage and the area's ancient Irish origins. The region saw significant activity during the Anglo-Norman period and subsequent centuries of Irish history, with the landscape bearing the marks of various historical periods through its field systems, settlement patterns, and local place-name traditions.

Killydoon, like many rural townlands in County Cavan, remains primarily agricultural in character. The community would have been sustained historically through farming, with families working small holdings typical of the Irish countryside. Today, the townland represents the rural heritage of County Cavan, part of a broader network of small settlements and farming communities that have characterized this region for centuries. Such townlands are important to understanding the social and economic fabric of rural Ireland, even as many have experienced significant demographic changes over recent generations.

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Paroisse

Drumlumman

Comté

Cavan

Baronnie

Clanmahon

Valuation Office Records

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

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5 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
Killydoon
Paroisse
Drumlumman
Baronnie
Clanmahon
Comté
Cavan