190
Census Records
34
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 152
- Households
- 29
- People
- 38 -75%
- Households
- 5 -82.8%
About
Curragraigue is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, positioned within the wider landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and rugged terrain typical of Kerry's interior, with moorland and pastoral fields forming the dominant features of the local geography. Like much of the Dingle Peninsula, Curragraigue benefits from a maritime climate moderated by the Atlantic Ocean, which lies relatively close to the west. The townland's elevation and exposure to Atlantic weather systems have shaped both the natural environment and the patterns of settlement and land use that developed there over centuries.
The history of Curragraigue, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the Gaelic territorial divisions that predate the Norman invasion. The townland system itself became formally systematized during the Tudor period and later the Civil Survey of the 1650s, establishing the administrative boundaries that persist today. The name Curragraigue derives from the Irish language and reflects the linguistic heritage of the region. Like many rural Kerry townlands, Curragraigue would have experienced significant population changes during the nineteenth century, particularly during and after the Great Famine of the 1840s, when emigration dramatically reduced the population of rural areas throughout Ireland.
The significance of Curragraigue to the local community lies primarily in its role as part of the broader rural Kerry landscape and social structure. As a townland, it functions as a unit of local identity and land ownership, connecting residents to a specific geographic and administrative area. The townland's proximity to the Dingle Peninsula's cultural and linguistic heritage means it forms part of a region with continuing significance to Irish language preservation and cultural traditions. Today, Curragraigue remains part of the rural fabric of County Kerry, reflecting the ongoing importance of agricultural practices and local community networks in maintaining settlement patterns established over many generations.
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Irish Name
An Chorrghráig
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Barony
Trughanacmy
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
307 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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Census Records
Linked Census Records
5 matchedHistorical Census Records
3 unlinkedThese census records match the name Curragraigue but could not be automatically linked to this townland. The historical name may refer to a street, subdivision, or older boundary that no longer exists as a separate unit.
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