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- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 9 -43.8%
- Foyers
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À propos
Tircallan is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Donegal peninsula. The area is characterized by the rugged terrain typical of this region, with rolling hills, moorland, and rocky outcrops that define much of the local geography. Like many townlands in Donegal, Tircallan forms part of a patchwork of small rural settlements dispersed across the countryside, each with its own distinct identity within the larger townland system that organizes Irish rural space.
The townland system itself has deep historical roots in Ireland, with origins tracing back to medieval times and earlier settlement patterns. Tircallan, like other Donegal townlands, reflects centuries of Irish agricultural and pastoral traditions, with the landscape shaped by generations of farming families. The name itself, as is typical of Irish townlands, likely derives from the Irish language, carrying within it historical information about early settlers, land ownership, or geographic features that were significant to the communities who named it.
As a rural townland in one of Ireland's most sparsely populated counties, Tircallan represents the kind of small-scale community organization that remains important to Irish identity and local heritage. These townlands serve not only as geographic divisions but as repositories of local knowledge, family history, and cultural continuity. For residents and those with family connections to the area, the townland name carries significance as a marker of place and belonging within the broader Irish landscape.
Today, Tircallan exemplifies the quiet rural character of much of County Donegal, an area known for its dramatic natural beauty, strong cultural traditions, and close-knit communities. Like many remote Irish townlands, it represents both a living landscape where people continue to live and work, and a historical entity that connects present residents to generations of ancestors who occupied and shaped the same land.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Tír Challann
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Baronnie
Raphoe South
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Tircallan
- Irlandais
- Tír Challann
- Paroisse
- Stranorlar
- Baronnie
- Raphoe South
- Comté
- Donegal