3
Townlands
1,127
Registros censales
215
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 592
- Hogares
- 110
- Personas
- 535 -9.6%
- Hogares
- 105 -4.5%
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Querrin is a small rural district located in County Clare in the west of Ireland, situated in the midwestern region of the country. The area is characterized by the typical landscape of the Clare uplands, with rolling hills, bogland, and stone-walled fields that reflect centuries of agricultural use. The district sits within the broader geography of the Burren region, an area known for its distinctive karst limestone terrain. The landscape is marked by modest elevation changes and is interspersed with small lakes, streams, and the kind of rugged terrain that defines much of County Clare's interior.
The history of Querrin, like much of County Clare, is rooted in Irish rural life and land use patterns that developed over many centuries. The area would have been shaped by various historical periods, from early Gaelic settlement through the Anglo-Norman period and into the modern era. As with many small Irish townlands, Querrin's development has been closely tied to agriculture, with the local community relying on farming and pastoral activities as the primary economic base. The stone walls and field systems visible in the landscape today are physical remnants of this long agricultural heritage.
Querrin remains a quiet rural community, typical of many inland areas in County Clare. The district serves as home to scattered farmsteads and small holdings rather than being a concentrated settlement or village center. Like other rural parishes in Clare, it would have a local church and community connections that bind residents together. The area is part of the broader cultural and social fabric of County Clare, contributing to the region's character as a working rural landscape where traditional ways of life continue alongside modern living.
The significance of Querrin to the local community lies primarily in its identity as part of the established rural parish system and as land worked by families with deep roots in the area. For those who live there, it represents continuity with Ireland's agricultural past and a connection to the landscape and community networks that characterize rural Irish life. While not widely known beyond the region, Querrin exemplifies the small districts that form the backbone of rural County Clare and the Irish countryside more broadly.
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- Condado
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
3 townlands registradas
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- Querrin
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- Clare
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- An Clár
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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