122
Bailte Fearainn
5,494
Taifid Daonáirimh
1,105
Teaghlaigh
3
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 37
- Teaghlaigh
- 4
- Daoine
- 2,834 +7559.5%
- Teaghlaigh
- 577 +14325%
- Daoine
- 2,623 -7.4%
- Teaghlaigh
- 524 -9.2%
Maidir Liom
Dunmore is a small parish located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated in the barony of Dunkellin. The parish lies in a rural area characterized by the rolling countryside typical of inland Galway, with a landscape shaped by agricultural use and dotted with traditional stone walls and farmland. The terrain features the gentle hills and pastures common to the midlands of the county, along with scattered woodland and small waterways that drain toward the various river systems in the region. The parish settlement itself is modest in scale, reflecting the predominantly rural and agricultural character of the area.
The parish has deep historical roots, with settlement and religious organization in the area dating back many centuries. Like many Irish parishes, Dunmore's development was closely tied to the establishment of the Catholic Church and the construction of local ecclesiastical buildings. The area experienced the various periods of Irish history that affected County Galway, including the Norman period, the plantations, and the subsequent evolution of Irish society through to modern times. Local placenames and field boundaries preserve evidence of this long occupation and use of the land.
Dunmore parish remains primarily agricultural in character, with farming constituting the main economic activity for residents. The parish includes a small village center that serves as a focal point for the local community, providing essential services and a gathering place for residents. The locality has maintained its rural identity while adapting to contemporary circumstances, as has been necessary for parishes throughout inland Ireland over recent decades. The church and related community buildings continue to serve as important institutional anchors for parish life and local identity.
For the people of Dunmore, the parish represents both a geographic unit and a community identity rooted in shared locality, history, and tradition. Like many Irish parishes, it functions as a meaningful social and administrative division within the broader county structure, connecting residents to a particular place and to one another through ties of proximity, family, and shared heritage. The parish continues to be significant to those with family connections to the area and to those who maintain residence there.
Source: AI generated
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Barúntacht
Béal Átha Mó
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Ainm Gaeilge
Dún Mór
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Bailte Fearainn
122 baile fearainn
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Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 47 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 18 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
- Dunmore
- Gaeilge
- Dún Mór
- Barúntacht
- Béal Átha Mó
- Áit
- Gaillimh