520
Registres de recensement
106
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 270
- Foyers
- 54
- Personnes
- 250 -7.4%
- Foyers
- 52 -3.7%
À propos
Maghereagh is a small townland located in County Down in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Down district. The townland is positioned in an area characterized by the undulating terrain typical of much of County Down, with agricultural land, hedgerows, and rural settlements forming the backdrop of the region. Like many townlands in this part of Ulster, Maghereagh is part of a patchwork of small communities that have developed around the natural geography of the area, with access to local roads connecting it to larger settlements and towns in the vicinity.
The townland, like others throughout County Down, reflects the long history of settlement and land organization in Ireland. The Irish townland system, with its origins in both Gaelic and Norman periods, shaped how communities such as Maghereagh were delineated and named. The name itself, like many Irish townland names, likely derives from Irish language roots, reflecting the linguistic heritage of the region. The area would have experienced the various historical transitions that affected County Down, from medieval times through the periods of plantation and beyond, though detailed local historical records for Maghereagh specifically may be limited to local sources and genealogical records.
Maghereagh remains part of the living rural landscape of County Down, serving as home to farming families and small households that maintain the agricultural character of the region. The townland functions as part of the broader rural community fabric, with residents connected to local churches, schools, and civic institutions in nearby larger settlements. For those with family connections to the area, Maghereagh holds personal and genealogical significance, and it continues to represent an example of the small-scale Irish townland that has persisted as a unit of local identity and land organization for centuries.
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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