15
Census Records
2
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 9
- Households
- 1
- People
- 6 -33.3%
- Households
- 1 0%
About
Lackenagea is a townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. The townland is situated in the barony of Barrymore, in the eastern portion of Cork County. The landscape is characteristic of the Irish countryside in this region, with rolling terrain, agricultural lands, and rural settlements typical of the Cork interior. Like many townlands in Ireland, Lackenagea represents one of the thousands of small territorial divisions that form the basic geographic and administrative unit of Irish land organization, a system with roots extending back centuries.
The history of Lackenagea, as with much of rural Cork, is intertwined with the broader historical developments affecting Ireland, including patterns of settlement, land ownership changes during various periods of Irish history, and the evolution of rural communities. The townland system itself was formalized during the Tudor and Stuart periods, though the settlement patterns in the region reflect longer histories of habitation and land use. Like surrounding areas in Cork, Lackenagea would have been affected by the major transitions in Irish society, from medieval times through the period of English settlement and administration.
As a rural townland, Lackenagea's significance lies primarily in its role within the local agricultural and community fabric of Cork. The townland serves as a geographic reference point for residents and as part of the complex mosaic of named places that constitute Cork's territorial organization. For those with family connections to the area, townlands like Lackenagea hold genealogical importance, as they appear in historical records, land documents, and church registers that form the basis for tracing Irish ancestry.
Today, Lackenagea remains a quiet rural area, representative of many small Irish townlands that preserve local identity and heritage while forming part of the broader Cork countryside. The continued existence and naming of such townlands reflects their ongoing cultural significance to local communities and their value in maintaining connections to Irish geographic and historical traditions.
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Irish Name
Leacain na Gé
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Barony
Kinsale
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
6 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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