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Comté de Antrim

Localité

Maddydoo Upper

134

Registres de recensement

27

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
67
Foyers
14
1911 Recensement
Personnes
67 0%
Foyers
13 -7.1%

À propos

Maddydoo Upper is a townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Antrim plateau region. The townland forms part of the rural countryside characteristic of mid-Antrim, an area defined by rolling hills, agricultural land, and scattered settlements. Like many townlands in this region, Maddydoo Upper reflects the traditional Irish administrative division system, where the landscape is divided into small geographic units that have carried local significance for centuries. The terrain typical of this part of Antrim comprises mixed farming country with fields bounded by hedgerows and stone walls, interspersed with areas of moorland.

The townland system in County Antrim, to which Maddydoo Upper belongs, has roots extending back through the medieval period and was formalized during the plantation and mapping efforts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Like other Antrim townlands, Maddydoo Upper would have been shaped by both the broader historical patterns affecting Ulster and the specific local patterns of settlement, land use, and community development. The name itself reflects the Irish linguistic heritage of the region, though the exact historical origins of this particular townland name warrant careful research to avoid speculation.

Maddydoo Upper remains primarily a rural agricultural area, as do most townlands in County Antrim. Its significance lies principally in its role as part of the living community structure of the region, where townland names continue to hold local meaning for residents and in official records. The townland represents the fine-grained local geography that characterizes rural Ireland, where such divisions have historically served administrative, social, and community functions. For local people, the townland designation remains part of their address and local identity, maintaining a connection to traditional Irish geographical organization.

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Paroisse

Finvoy

Comté

Antrim

Baronnie

Kilconway

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Détails

Anglais
Maddydoo Upper
Paroisse
Finvoy
Baronnie
Kilconway
Comté
Antrim