30
Bailte Fearainn
1,320
Taifid Daonáirimh
238
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 634
- Teaghlaigh
- 112
- Daoine
- 686 +8.2%
- Teaghlaigh
- 126 +12.5%
Maidir Liom
Doora is a small rural parish located in County Clare in the west of Ireland, situated in the northeastern part of the county. The landscape is characteristic of the broader Clare region, featuring rolling hills, pastoral farmland, and the type of limestone terrain common to this part of the Irish midlands. The parish is positioned within reasonable proximity to larger settlements, though it remains primarily agricultural in character. The natural environment reflects the gentle topography and verdant countryside typical of County Clare, with traditional stone walls and field patterns that speak to centuries of settlement and land use.
The parish has deep historical roots, as does much of County Clare. Like many Irish parishes, Doora's history is intertwined with the broader narratives of Irish rural life, land ownership patterns, and the influence of the Catholic Church following the Penal Laws and subsequent Catholic Emancipation. The area would have experienced the various upheavals and changes that characterized Irish society from the medieval period through to modern times, including the impacts of the Great Famine and subsequent emigration that shaped Irish communities in the nineteenth century.
Doora, like many small Irish parishes, serves as a focal point for the local community, with the parish church playing a central role in community life. The parish maintains connections to local traditions and cultural practices that reflect Irish rural heritage. For residents of Doora and the surrounding townlands, the parish represents both a spiritual community and a social unit that has historically organized aspects of local life and identity.
Today, Doora remains a quiet rural parish representative of many small communities throughout County Clare. While Irish rural parishes have faced challenges including population decline and economic pressures common to remote agricultural areas, they continue to hold cultural and social significance for their residents and for the broader Irish diaspora with connections to these places.
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- Áit
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Barúntacht
Bun Raite Uachtarach
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Ainm Gaeilge
Dúire
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Bailte Fearainn
30 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 11 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 9 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
Príomhshloinnte
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
- Béarla
- Doora
- Gaeilge
- Dúire
- Barúntacht
- Bun Raite Uachtarach
- Áit
- An Clár