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- Personnes
- 47
- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 26 -44.7%
- Foyers
- 4 -33.3%
À propos
Meenbunone is a townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated in a region characterized by rugged Atlantic coastline and mountainous terrain. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of the Inishowen Peninsula or surrounding areas of south and central Donegal, where the terrain typically features rocky hills, moorland, and coastal views. Like many townlands in this part of Ireland, Meenbunone reflects the dramatic topography of County Donegal, with elevations and natural features shaped by glacial activity and Atlantic weather patterns. The name itself, beginning with "Meen" or "Meán," likely derives from Irish language roots, as is common throughout the county's townland nomenclature.
The history of Meenbunone, as with most Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader history of County Donegal and the Irish northwest. The townland system itself was formally established and documented during the Plantation period and subsequent land surveys, particularly through the Down Survey of the 1650s and later Ordnance Survey mapping. The area would have experienced the various historical transitions affecting rural Donegal, including changes in land ownership, the impacts of the Great Famine in the mid-nineteenth century, and the subsequent social and economic transformations of Irish rural life.
Today, Meenbunone remains a rural townland within County Donegal's countryside, part of the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of northwest Ireland. The townland continues to represent the distinctive Irish administrative and geographic divisions that have persisted for centuries, serving as both a geographic reference point and a marker of local identity. For residents and those with family connections to the area, the townland name carries cultural and ancestral significance, linking them to this specific corner of the Irish landscape and its community heritage.
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Nom irlandais
Mín Bhun Abhann
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Baronnie
Kilmacrenan
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- Anglais
- Meenbunone
- Irlandais
- Mín Bhun Abhann
- Paroisse
- Kilmacrenan
- Baronnie
- Kilmacrenan
- Comté
- Donegal