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Comté de Down

Localité

Mullaghmore

An Mullach Mór

355

Registres de recensement

69

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
178
Foyers
35
1911 Recensement
Personnes
177 -0.6%
Foyers
34 -2.9%

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Mullaghmore is a small townland situated in County Down, Northern Ireland, located within the broader landscape of the Down countryside. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural terrain typical of much of County Down, which forms part of the broader Ulster landscape. The townland's name, like many in Ireland, derives from Irish language roots, reflecting the area's long historical presence. The local geography features the kind of mixed farming land and pastoral scenery common to this region, with proximity to various larger settlements that would have served as market towns and administrative centers throughout history.

The area has the deep historical roots common to County Down, a county with significant archaeological and medieval heritage. County Down contains numerous sites of historical importance, from prehistoric monuments to medieval castles and abbeys, though specific documented events at Mullaghmore itself are not widely recorded in readily available sources. Like many rural townlands in Ireland, Mullaghmore would have experienced the major historical transitions that shaped the island, including the Norman period, plantation era, and the various social and economic changes of more recent centuries. The townland represents the kind of persistent rural community structure that has characterized the Irish countryside.

Mullaghmore, like other small townlands in County Down, forms part of the intricate patchwork of local communities that define rural Northern Ireland. The significance of such townlands lies largely in their role as geographic and social units within the broader parish and county structures, serving as addresses and identity markers for local families and landholdings. The survival of traditional townland names and boundaries represents an important connection to Ireland's linguistic and cultural heritage, maintaining a continuity with the past even as modern life has transformed rural communities. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Mullaghmore carries local meaning as a place of ancestral roots and community identity.

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Paroisse

Clonduff

Comté

Down

Nom irlandais

An Mullach Mór

Baronnie

Iveagh Upper, Lower Half

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Détails

Anglais
Mullaghmore
Irlandais
An Mullach Mór
Paroisse
Clonduff
Baronnie
Iveagh Upper, Lower Half
Comté
Down