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Registres de recensement
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 60
- Foyers
- 11
- Personnes
- 45 -25%
- Foyers
- 9 -18.2%
À propos
Meentaghmore is a small townland situated in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, an area characterized by rugged and varied terrain. The townland lies within the broader landscape of Donegal, a county known for its dramatic coastlines, mountains, and valleys. The region experiences the Atlantic climate typical of Ireland's northwestern coast, with rainfall distributed throughout the year and often challenging weather conditions. Like many townlands in this part of Donegal, Meentaghmore would be surrounded by typical Irish rural landscape features including stone walls, scattered farmsteads, moorland, and small fields suited to traditional pastoral farming.
Donegal's history spans thousands of years, shaped by Gaelic culture, Anglo-Norman influence, and subsequent Irish and British history. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish landscape into small administrative units, became standardized during the early modern period and reflects patterns of settlement and land organization that developed over centuries. Meentaghmore, like other townlands in the county, carries a Gaelic name that reflects the Irish linguistic heritage of the region. The area would have been part of the historical territories of Donegal and subject to the various changes in land ownership, governance, and settlement patterns that characterized Irish rural areas through the medieval period and into modern times.
Meentaghmore remains a quiet rural townland with a character typical of much of inland Donegal. Its significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural community of County Donegal, contributing to the cultural and agricultural heritage of the region. For local residents and those with family connections to the area, such townlands hold personal and genealogical importance. The townland system continues to serve practical and administrative functions in Ireland, and Meentaghmore's designation helps maintain geographic and historical continuity in the Irish landscape.
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