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Census Records
4
Households
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Census Year
- People
- 14
- Households
- 4
About
Willsborough is a small townland situated in County Dublin, Ireland, located in the eastern part of the county within the greater Dublin metropolitan area. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of Dublin's suburbs and rural fringes, characterized by a mixture of residential development, agricultural land, and green spaces typical of the county's transitional zones between urban and countryside settings. Like many Dublin townlands, it reflects the varied topography of the region, with gently rolling terrain that has been shaped by both natural geological processes and centuries of human settlement and land use.
The area, like much of County Dublin, has a history rooted in rural Ireland's agricultural heritage, with townlands such as Willsborough historically serving as divisions of land used for farming and settlement purposes. The townland system itself represents a distinctive feature of Irish geography, with these small administrative divisions dating back centuries and reflecting patterns of medieval and early modern land organization. The history of Willsborough would be intertwined with broader patterns of Dublin's development, from its rural past through the significant urbanization and suburban expansion that accelerated through the 20th and 21st centuries.
Today, Willsborough exists as part of the contemporary Dublin landscape, where traditional townland identities often persist alongside modern residential and commercial development. As with many Irish townlands, its significance to the local community may be felt through place-name recognition, community connections, and the continuity of historical identity even as the physical landscape has transformed. The townland remains part of Dublin's administrative and cultural geography, representing one of the numerous small place-names that collectively form the rich spatial identity of County Dublin and contribute to the county's complex mosaic of communities and localities.
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Irish Name
Baile Liam
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Barony
Coolock
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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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