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Fough West is a townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Connemara region. The area is characterized by the rugged terrain typical of County Galway's countryside, with rolling hills, moorland, and scattered settlements connected by country roads. Like many townlands in this part of Ireland, Fough West occupies a modest geographic area and reflects the rural, agrarian character of the west of Ireland, where the landscape transitions between cultivated land and wilder bog and mountain terrain.
The townland, like most of its neighbors in County Galway, has its origins in the ancient system of Irish land division that was formalized during various periods of Irish history, including the Norman and Anglo-Norman periods, though the Gaelic Irish presence in the region predates these developments. The name itself, following Irish townland conventions, likely derives from local geographic or cultural features, though the specific historical details of Fough West's naming and early settlement patterns are part of the broader history of Connemara's rural communities.
Fough West remains primarily a rural townland with a small population, as is characteristic of many Irish townlands in the west. The area would have historically supported pastoral and agricultural activities, which continue to form part of the local economy and way of life. Like many small rural communities in Galway, it represents the dispersed settlement pattern that has long characterized the Irish countryside, where families and small farms are spread across the landscape rather than concentrated in villages.
Today, Fough West contributes to the cultural and geographic identity of its wider community and region. As with many townlands in Ireland, it serves as an important unit of local identity and administrative division, helping to organize and understand the rural landscape of County Galway. The townland remains part of the living landscape of Connemara, connected to the broader heritage and contemporary life of west Ireland.
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Ainm Gaeilge
An Fhuathach Thiar
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Barúntacht
Maigh Cuilinn
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Taifid Oifig na Luachála
Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)
Taifeadadh 18 sealbhóir i Leabhair Oifig na Luachála don bhaile fearainn seo.
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Bhaile Fearainn
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- Béarla
- Fough West
- Gaeilge
- An Fhuathach Thiar
- Paróiste
- Cill Chuimín
- Barúntacht
- Maigh Cuilinn
- Áit
- Gaillimh
Taifid Daonáirimh
Taifid Daonáirimh Stairiúla
3 gan nascTagann na taifid daonáirimh seo leis an ainm Fough West ach níorbh fhéidir iad a nascadh leis an mbaile fearainn seo go huathoibríoch. Seans go dtagraíonn an t-ainm stairiúil do shráid, fhorbhairt, nó d'fhoireannach níos sine nach ann dó mar aonad ar leith a thuilleadh.
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