78
Registros censales
14
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 41
- Hogares
- 8
- Personas
- 37 -9.8%
- Hogares
- 6 -25%
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Artnacrea is a small townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's rolling hills and agricultural terrain. The townland, like many in County Antrim, reflects the characteristic drumlin topography of the region, with its undulating landscape shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. The area is part of the Mid-Antrim region and falls within a landscape dominated by pastoral farmland, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlements typical of the Northern Irish countryside. The drumlin belt creates a distinctive patchwork of small fields and rises that have long dictated patterns of settlement and land use in the area.
The townland system itself, of which Artnacrea forms a part, represents a longstanding organizational structure in Ireland dating back centuries, with roots in both Gaelic and Norman settlement patterns. County Antrim's history encompasses various waves of settlement and cultural influence, from early Christian monastic communities through medieval lordships to the plantation period and subsequent developments. Artnacrea, like many townlands in the region, would have been shaped by these broader historical processes, though specific documentary records for individual small townlands are often limited. The naming conventions of Irish townlands, including Artnacrea, frequently derive from Irish language origins, though the precise historical etymology may require specialized local historical research.
As a rural townland in County Antrim, Artnacrea is primarily significant as part of the living agricultural and residential fabric of the region. The townland system remains culturally and administratively important in Ireland, serving as a fundamental unit of local geography and identity. Such townlands continue to be recognized in postal addresses, land records, and local community organization, maintaining their relevance despite modern administrative changes. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Artnacrea represents part of the distinctive local heritage and sense of place that characterizes rural County Antrim.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Baronía
Kilconway
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
4 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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