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Census Records
11
Households
1
Census Year
- People
- 239
- Households
- 11
About
Spring is a small townland located in County Waterford in the Munster province of southeastern Ireland. The townland sits within the barony of Dungarvan, an administrative division that encompasses the southern coastal and inland areas of the county. The landscape of Spring is characteristic of the broader Waterford region, featuring the rolling agricultural land and green pastures typical of Ireland's fertile southeast. Like many townlands in the county, Spring's geography has been shaped by both glaciation and centuries of human settlement and farming activity.
The townland, like other Irish townlands, represents a land division system with deep historical roots. The townland structure itself dates back centuries and reflects patterns of settlement and land tenure that evolved through medieval and early modern Ireland. Spring would have formed part of the broader pattern of rural settlement in Waterford, where townlands served as the fundamental unit of land organization, often associated with local families and their holdings. Understanding Spring requires recognizing it as part of this traditional Irish geographic and social framework.
As a rural townland in County Waterford, Spring is part of a community connected to the agricultural heritage and landscape management that has defined the region for generations. The townland contributes to the mosaic of small settlements and farming communities that characterize the Waterford countryside. Like many such places, Spring's significance lies primarily in its role within local community networks, parish structures, and the ongoing stewardship of the rural Irish landscape. Its continued existence as a named townland represents the persistence of Ireland's traditional territorial divisions and local identities.
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Irish Name
Tobar an Bhile (Duke)
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Barony
Decies-without-Drum
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
47 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
2 unlinkedThese census records match the name Spring (Duke) 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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