740
Census Records
137
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 392
- Households
- 72
- People
- 348 -11.2%
- Households
- 65 -9.7%
About
Curraheen is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and moorland typical of Kerry's interior, with views toward the distinctive mountains and coastal features that define this part of Munster. Like many Kerry townlands, Curraheen sits within a landscape shaped by both geological processes and centuries of human settlement, featuring the stone walls, scattered dwellings, and pastoral fields common to rural Irish townlands.
The history of Curraheen reflects the broader patterns of settlement and land use in County Kerry. Like other townlands in the region, it developed as a division of land for administrative, tax, and social purposes, with origins reaching back centuries into Ireland's Gaelic past and subsequent Anglo-Norman influence. The townland system itself represents a distinctive feature of Irish land organization, and Curraheen's name, like others in the area, likely derives from Irish place-name elements reflecting the landscape or former residents.
Today, Curraheen remains a quiet rural townland, part of the fabric of Kerry's countryside that continues to reflect both agricultural heritage and modern rural life. The townland serves as part of the local community structure, contributing to the sense of place and identity for residents of the wider area. While small and relatively quiet compared to larger settlements, Curraheen exemplifies the continuing significance of townlands as geographic and social units in rural Ireland, preserving historical patterns of settlement and land use that remain visible in the contemporary landscape.
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Irish Name
An Curraichín
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Barony
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
180 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
Townland Location
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Census Records
Historical Census Records
1 unlinkedThese census records match the name Curraheen 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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