115
Census Records
26
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 65
- Households
- 13
- People
- 50 -23.1%
- Households
- 13 0%
About
Priorswood is a small townland located in County Dublin, situated within the broader Dublin metropolitan area. The townland forms part of the administrative landscape of North Dublin, with its geographic position placing it in proximity to other suburban and semi-rural communities that characterize the region. The terrain of Priorswood, like much of Dublin's hinterland, reflects the gentle undulating topography typical of the Liffey valley region, with the local landscape shaped by historical patterns of settlement, agriculture, and more recent suburban development.
The history of Priorswood, as with many Irish townlands, is rooted in the medieval and early modern periods. The name itself likely derives from monastic or religious land holdings common to medieval Ireland, with "Priorswood" suggesting associations with a priory or similar religious establishment. The townland's development over centuries would have been influenced by the broader historical events affecting County Dublin, including periods of Anglo-Norman settlement, English colonial administration, and the subsequent evolution of Irish rural and suburban communities.
Priorswood remains part of the contemporary social fabric of North Dublin, integrated within local community structures and governance arrangements. Like many townlands in the Dublin area, it represents a layer of geographic and administrative organization that persists alongside modern local authority boundaries and electoral divisions. The area continues to be shaped by ongoing patterns of residential development and suburban growth that characterize much of greater Dublin, while retaining its identification as a distinct townland within the county's traditional geographic nomenclature.
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Irish Name
Coill an Phrióra
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Barony
Coolock
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
9 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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