153
Taifid Daonáirimh
27
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 81
- Teaghlaigh
- 13
- Daoine
- 72 -11.1%
- Teaghlaigh
- 14 +7.7%
Maidir Liom
Dookinelly, known locally as Thulis, is a small townland situated in County Mayo in the west of Ireland. The townland is located in the broader landscape of County Mayo, an area characterized by rugged terrain, bogland, and proximity to the Atlantic coast. Like many townlands in this region, Dookinelly represents a traditional division of rural land that reflects centuries of Irish settlement patterns. The surrounding countryside is typical of western Ireland, with rolling hills, scattered farmsteads, and the distinctive landscape shaped by both geological forces and long-term human use.
The history of Dookinelly, as with much of rural County Mayo, is rooted in the patterns of Irish rural life shaped by agricultural settlement, landlord-tenant relationships, and the broader historical movements that affected the Irish countryside. The townland system itself represents a medieval administrative legacy that has persisted through Irish history, with individual townlands forming the basic unit of land division and identification. Like many small rural communities in Mayo, Dookinelly would have experienced the significant social and economic changes of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the effects of the Great Famine, land reforms, and rural depopulation.
Dookinelly remains a working agricultural townland, part of the fabric of rural County Mayo communities. The significance of such townlands lies not in dramatic historical events but in their role as the foundation of Irish rural identity and land management. These small communities continue to be identified by their traditional townland names, which are recorded in official records and remain important for local identity and heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Dookinelly represents part of the broader Mayo heritage and the continuity of rural Irish life across generations.
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- Paróiste
- Áit
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Ainm Gaeilge
Dumha Cinn Aille (Thulis)
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Barúntacht
Buiríos Umhaill
- Logainm
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar