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Raford, Gaillimh

Ceantar

Raford

Gaillimh

19

Townlands

776

Taifid Daonáirimh

128

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
386
Teaghlaigh
64
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
390 +1%
Teaghlaigh
64 0%

Maidir Liom

Raford is a small rural district situated in County Galway in the west of Ireland, an area characterized by the rolling countryside and natural beauty typical of Connacht. The landscape surrounding Raford reflects the broader geography of County Galway, with pastoral fields, stone walls, and rural farmland forming the backbone of the local environment. The district's setting within the wider county places it in a region known for both its agricultural heritage and its dramatic natural features, though Raford itself remains a quiet, sparsely populated area focused primarily on farming and rural life.

The history of Raford, like much of rural County Galway, is deeply connected to Irish agricultural tradition and the land tenure systems that have shaped the region over centuries. The area has been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting Ireland, including the impact of the Great Famine and subsequent rural depopulation that characterized many small Irish communities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The local landscape bears the marks of this history in its field patterns, settlement structures, and the scattered farmsteads that dot the area.

Today, Raford remains predominantly rural and agricultural, with farming continuing to form the economic and social foundation of life in the district. The community, like many similar areas in County Galway, faces the common challenges of rural Ireland, including the need to sustain young populations and maintain vibrant local services. Despite its small size, Raford retains significance for those families and individuals with roots in the area, serving as an important part of the fabric of local identity and heritage within the broader County Galway region.

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Áit

Gaillimh

Dlínse

Poblacht na hÉireann

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901, 1911

Townlands

19 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)

Faigh an Aip iOS

Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar

Íoslódáil

Suíomh an Cheantair

OpenStreetMap

Sonraí

Ceantar
Raford
Áit
Gaillimh
Gaeilge
Gaillimh
Dlínse
Poblacht na hÉireann

Taifid Daonáirimh

1901 1911 | Cuardaigh gach duine →

Townlands

19
Ballyheeran Ballykeeran Brackloon Beg Brackloonbeg Carrownaglogh Carrownaglough Carrowreagh Clashaganny Farta Galboley Glashaganny Gortaheeran Gortakeeran Killescragh Killescreagh Knocknadaula Knocknadaula West Raford Turoe