135
Registres de recensement
23
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 68
- Foyers
- 11
- Personnes
- 67 -1.5%
- Foyers
- 12 +9.1%
À propos
Woodhill is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. The townland lies within the broader landscape characteristic of this region, which is marked by rolling hills, moorland, and agricultural terrain. County Donegal's geography is defined by its position on the Atlantic coast and its inland rural areas, where Woodhill is situated as part of the patchwork of townlands that make up the county's administrative and social structure. The townland's setting reflects the typical topography of inland Donegal, with a landscape shaped by both natural geological features and centuries of human settlement and land use.
Like many Irish townlands, Woodhill has roots extending back through Irish history, though detailed historical records specific to this particular townland are limited in public sources. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into small territorial units, was formally established during the Tudor period and later refined during the land surveys of the 17th and 18th centuries. Woodhill, as a named townland within this system, represents a unit of land that has been recognized and recorded in official surveys and land documentation, forming part of the administrative fabric of County Donegal for centuries.
The significance of Woodhill to the local community lies in its role as part of the rural fabric of Donegal, contributing to the county's agricultural heritage and local identity. Like many townlands in rural Ireland, Woodhill would have functioned as a community unit where farming families lived and worked the land, and where local social and economic ties were established. The townland name itself, suggesting woodland or a hill with trees, may reflect either historical landscape features or historical land use patterns in the area, though such specific origins are difficult to confirm without detailed historical research.
Today, Woodhill remains part of the administrative and geographic structure of County Donegal, representative of the countless small townlands that characterize rural Ireland. These townlands, despite their small size and limited modern infrastructure, continue to hold cultural and historical significance for local residents and are important markers of Irish heritage and identity. Understanding townlands like Woodhill provides insight into how rural Ireland is organized and how historical settlement patterns continue to shape the landscape and community structures in counties like Donegal.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Cnoc na Coille
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Baronnie
Banagh
- 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
- Woodhill
- Irlandais
- Cnoc na Coille
- Paroisse
- Killybegs Lower
- Baronnie
- Banagh
- Comté
- Donegal