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Killeroran, Gaillimh

Ceantar

Killeroran

Gaillimh

59

Townlands

4,146

Taifid Daonáirimh

766

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
2,150
Teaghlaigh
396
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
1,996 -7.2%
Teaghlaigh
370 -6.6%

Maidir Liom

Killeroran is a small rural district located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated in the Connemara region. The area is characterized by the rugged, mountainous terrain typical of western Galway, with moorland, bog, and rocky outcrops defining much of the landscape. The district lies in a region known for its dramatic natural scenery, with access to the Atlantic coastal influences and the broader topography shaped by glacial activity during previous ice ages. The settlement pattern reflects traditional Irish rural development, with scattered homesteads and small communities dispersed across the landscape rather than concentrated urban development.

The history of Killeroran, like much of rural Galway, is rooted in the Gaelic Irish tradition and the broader patterns of settlement, land use, and cultural development that have characterized the west of Ireland for centuries. The area would have been shaped by the feudal and later colonial history of Ireland, with changes in land ownership, religious practice, and social structures reflected in the local landscape and community. The Irish language and cultural heritage remain important to the identity of the region, consistent with Galway's status as part of the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht areas.

Killeroran's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural community of Connemara and western Galway. The district represents the kind of small, dispersed settlement pattern that characterizes much of rural Ireland, where agriculture, particularly sheep farming and small-scale farming practices, has traditionally formed the backbone of the local economy. The area's natural landscape and cultural heritage make it part of the broader tourist and cultural interest in Connemara, though it remains a quiet, working rural community rather than a major tourist destination in itself.

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Áit

Gaillimh

Dlínse

Poblacht na hÉireann

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901, 1911

Townlands

59 townlands taifeadta

Gníomhartha Tapa

Innéacs

Féach ar gach 32 áit na hÉireann

Brabhsáil de réir Suíomh

Druil síos ó áit go teaghlach

Cuardaigh Griffith's Valuation

Suirbhé maoine ó ré an Ghorta (1847-1864)

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Ceantar
Killeroran
Áit
Gaillimh
Gaeilge
Gaillimh
Dlínse
Poblacht na hÉireann

Taifid Daonáirimh

1901 1911 | Cuardaigh gach duine →

Townlands

59
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