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- Personnes
- 43
- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 37 -14%
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À propos
Whitehouse is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the northern Irish countryside. Like many townlands in this region, it is characterized by the rolling hills and rural terrain typical of Donegal, with stone walls, hedgerows, and pastoral fields that define the agricultural character of the area. The townland's name, common in Ireland, likely derives from a whitewashed building that once stood prominently in the locality, though the specific historical origin of this particular Whitehouse is not extensively documented in widely available sources. The landscape reflects the typical Donegal environment of moorland, grass fields, and scattered rural settlement patterns that have persisted for centuries.
The history of Whitehouse, like most small Irish townlands, is intertwined with broader patterns of Irish rural settlement and land use. Townlands were the fundamental administrative and social units of the Irish countryside, and Whitehouse would have had its own distinct identity within this system. The area has likely been settled for generations, with families working the land and maintaining local traditions. Like much of rural Donegal, the region experienced significant social and economic changes over the past two centuries, including emigration patterns that affected many small communities during the 19th and 20th centuries.
For the local community, Whitehouse serves as part of the broader rural fabric of County Donegal, contributing to the cultural and social identity of the surrounding district. Though small, townlands like Whitehouse maintain significance as markers of local heritage and family connections, with residents often maintaining deep historical ties to their specific localities. The townland remains part of the living landscape of rural Donegal, where such places continue to anchor community identity and local heritage in an increasingly urbanized world.
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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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