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Comté de Clare

Localité

Termon West

An Tearmann Thiar

235

Registres de recensement

49

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
122
Foyers
25
1911 Recensement
Personnes
113 -7.4%
Foyers
24 -4%

À propos

Termon West is a small townland situated in County Clare in the west of Ireland, an area characterized by the distinctive limestone landscape of the Burren region and rolling agricultural countryside. The townland forms part of the broader landscape typical of mid-Clare, with stone walls dividing fields and scattered farmsteads marking the rural settlement pattern. Like many townlands in this part of Ireland, Termon West reflects the traditional divisions of land that date back centuries, with its name likely deriving from Irish placename elements, though the precise etymology follows patterns common throughout the county.

The history of Termon West, as with most small Irish townlands, is tied to the broader historical patterns of County Clare, including periods of Gaelic Irish settlement, Norman influence, and later English administration. The townland would have formed part of the agricultural base of the region during medieval times and through the early modern period. Like much of Clare, the area experienced the social and economic changes of the 18th and 19th centuries, including population pressures and the impacts of the Great Famine, which affected rural communities throughout the county significantly.

Today, Termon West remains a quiet rural townland typical of the Clare countryside, primarily characterized by small-scale farming and residential properties. The townland contributes to the broader cultural and agricultural heritage of the region, maintaining the landscape and settlement patterns that define much of contemporary rural Clare. For local residents and those with connections to the area, Termon West represents part of the intimate geography of community and land use that continues to characterize rural Irish life, even as such areas face ongoing challenges related to rural depopulation and economic change.

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Paroisse

Kilfearagh

Comté

Clare

Nom irlandais

An Tearmann Thiar

Baronnie

Moyarta

Emplacement de la localité

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Détails

Anglais
Termon West
Irlandais
An Tearmann Thiar
Paroisse
Kilfearagh
Baronnie
Moyarta
Comté
Clare