169
Registres de recensement
46
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 75
- Foyers
- 21
- Personnes
- 94 +25.3%
- Foyers
- 25 +19%
À propos
Lahard is a small townland located in County Leitrim in the province of Connacht in northwestern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Leitrim, a county characterized by its drumlin topography, numerous lakes, and river valleys. The area is marked by rolling hills and agricultural land typical of the midland lake regions, with the terrain reflecting the glacial activity that shaped this part of Ireland during the Ice Age. The landscape around Lahard features the patchwork of small fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads that characterize rural Leitrim, interspersed with areas of woodland and bog.
Like many Irish townlands, Lahard's origins lie in the medieval and early modern period, when the Irish landscape was systematically divided into these small administrative units. The townland system, which became standardized during the plantation period and subsequent surveys, created the framework of land organization that persists in Irish geography today. Lahard would have been part of the broader settlement and land-use patterns of the region, though specific historical records about the townland itself are limited, as is common for smaller rural units.
Lahard remains a rural townland typical of County Leitrim, serving primarily as an agricultural area within the wider community. The townland's significance is rooted in its role as part of the local farming landscape and its place within the cultural and geographic identity of the Leitrim region. Like other townlands in Ireland, it represents the traditional spatial organization of the countryside and continues to serve as a point of reference for local residents, genealogical research, and the preservation of Irish place-names and land heritage.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Leathard
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Baronnie
Carrigallen
- 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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- Anglais
- Lahard
- Irlandais
- An Leathard
- Paroisse
- Oughteragh
- Baronnie
- Carrigallen
- Comté
- Leitrim