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Kilcasey

321

Taifid Daonáirimh

61

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
171
Teaghlaigh
32
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
150 -12.3%
Teaghlaigh
29 -9.4%

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Kilcasey is a townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the barony of Inishowen. The landscape of this region is characterized by rolling hills, bogland, and coastal influences typical of the Inishowen Peninsula. Like much of County Donegal, Kilcasey occupies terrain shaped by glacial activity, with drumlin formations and areas of blanket bog that define the local geography. The townland is part of a broader rural landscape where small agricultural holdings and scattered residential properties are interspersed with natural moorland and patches of coniferous forestry.

The history of Kilcasey, as with much of Inishowen, is rooted in the Gaelic Irish tradition and the wider colonial history of Ireland. The name itself derives from Irish, reflecting the long settlement history of the area. Like many rural townlands in Donegal, Kilcasey would have experienced the significant social and economic transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries, including emigration, agricultural change, and shifting patterns of land use. The townland remains part of a region with deep historical connections to Irish language, culture, and heritage.

Today, Kilcasey is a quiet rural townland that forms part of the broader Inishowen community. Like many such areas in northwest Ireland, it reflects the challenges and character of rural life in the region, with a small dispersed population engaged primarily in agricultural and related activities. The townland contributes to the distinctive landscape and cultural fabric of Inishowen, and maintains connections to the Irish language traditions that remain important to the region's identity.

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