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- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 116 +50.6%
- Foyers
- 24 +50%
À propos
Magheraboy is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, positioned within the broader landscape of the northern Inishowen Peninsula. The area is characterized by rolling countryside typical of this region, with agricultural land forming the backbone of the local landscape. Like many townlands in Donegal, Magheraboy sits within a network of small rural settlements that dot the peninsula, connected by narrow roads and defined by traditional field boundaries. The geographic setting places it among the varied terrain of Inishowen, which encompasses coastal areas, lowlands, and higher ground, creating a diverse natural environment shaped by both glacial and human influence over millennia.
The townland system itself, which defines Magheraboy as an administrative and geographic unit, has deep historical roots in Irish land organization. Townlands represent one of Ireland's most distinctive features, with their origins tracing back through medieval and early modern periods of settlement and land division. Magheraboy, like other townlands in County Donegal, reflects centuries of land use patterns and settlement history. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical currents affecting Donegal, from Gaelic clan territories through the plantations to modern agrarian development, though specific events or figures uniquely associated with Magheraboy itself are not widely documented in readily available historical records.
For the local community, Magheraboy represents part of the fabric of rural Donegal life, contributing to the cultural and economic landscape of the Inishowen Peninsula. Like many small townlands, it serves as a point of local identity and connection for residents and those with family ties to the area. The significance of such townlands extends beyond their administrative function; they embody the continuity of settlement patterns and social networks that have sustained rural Irish communities. Today, Magheraboy exemplifies the ongoing character of rural Donegal, where agricultural traditions and close-knit community connections persist despite the broader changes affecting rural Ireland in the contemporary period.
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
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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