33
Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 17
- Foyers
- 3
- Personnes
- 16 -5.9%
- Foyers
- 4 +33.3%
À propos
Toomona is a small townland situated in County Roscommon in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural locality characterized by the pastoral landscape typical of the midlands region. The area is predominantly agricultural, with fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads forming the backbone of the landscape. Roscommon itself is known for its low-lying terrain, boglands, and drumlin formations, and Toomona shares these geographical characteristics. The townland sits within the broader context of the River Shannon catchment area, which has historically influenced settlement patterns and land use across the county.
The history of Toomona, as with much of rural Roscommon, is deeply intertwined with Irish land ownership patterns, agricultural development, and community settlement. The townland system itself is a distinctive feature of Irish geography, with each townland historically representing a unit of land tenure and administration. Toomona's name, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language origins, reflecting the Gaelic heritage of the region. The broader history of Roscommon includes significant historical events such as the construction of Roscommon Castle and various periods of territorial conflict during medieval times.
Toomona, as a rural townland, would have been shaped by the major historical currents affecting Irish rural communities, including the Great Famine of the 1840s, land reforms of the late nineteenth century, and the gradual modernization of agriculture throughout the twentieth century. Like many small Irish townlands, it represents a continuity of rural settlement and farming tradition, though modern patterns of population movement and economic change have affected rural areas generally. The significance of Toomona to the local community lies in its role as part of the interconnected rural fabric of County Roscommon, where farming, family heritage, and local identity remain important elements of community life.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Tuaim Móna
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Baronnie
Roscommon
- Logainm
Annals of the Four Masters
Historical references from O'Donovan's edition (1848–51)
The Annals of the Four Masters record Toomona (Irish: Tuaim-mna) in 2 entries between AD 1247 and AD 1249.
Medieval
Source: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. John O'Donovan (1848–51). Public domain.
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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