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Années de recensement
- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 146 +21.7%
- Foyers
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À propos
Farran is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated in the Iveragh Peninsula region. The area is characterized by the rugged, mountainous terrain typical of this part of County Kerry, with proximity to the Macgillycuddy's Reeks mountain range. The landscape is predominantly rural, featuring rolling hills, moorland, and pastoral farmland interspersed with traditional stone walls and scattered homesteads. Like many Kerry townlands, Farran's geography reflects the challenging terrain of the peninsula, which has shaped both settlement patterns and land use throughout the centuries.
The townland, like much of rural Kerry, has a history deeply connected to Irish agricultural and pastoral traditions. The area would have been shaped by centuries of farming practices, land tenure systems, and the broader historical developments affecting rural Ireland, including the effects of the Great Famine, subsequent emigration, and the transition to modern farming methods. Farran's history is part of the wider narrative of the Iveragh Peninsula, which has seen significant population changes and economic shifts over the past 150 years, with many rural areas experiencing depopulation as younger generations migrated to urban centers or emigrated abroad.
Today, Farran remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the dispersed settlement pattern common throughout Kerry's countryside. The community is small and tight-knit, as is typical of such areas, with local identity often centered around townland heritage, neighboring parishes, and family connections that extend across generations. The significance of places like Farran to local communities lies not necessarily in major historical events or prominent features, but in their role as anchors of heritage, genealogy, and cultural continuity for families with deep roots in the area.
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Nom irlandais
An Fearann
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Baronnie
Trughanacmy
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
51 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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