20
Townlands
931
Registros censales
183
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 481
- Hogares
- 92
- Personas
- 450 -6.4%
- Hogares
- 91 -1.1%
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Kilcor is a small rural district located in County Cork in the southern part of Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of Cork's countryside, characterized by the rolling hills and pastoral farmland typical of this region. The area is part of Cork's agricultural heartland, where dairy farming and mixed farming operations have traditionally formed the backbone of the local economy. The landscape is marked by stone walls, hedgerows, and scattered farmhouses that reflect centuries of rural settlement patterns.
The district has deep roots in Irish history, like much of Cork. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical developments that affected Munster, including periods of Gaelic Irish rule, Norman settlement, and later English colonial administration. The presence of local placenames and townland divisions reflects the long history of human settlement and land organization in the region. As with many rural Cork parishes, the local community would have been significantly influenced by the Catholic Church and by the social structures that evolved through the medieval and early modern periods.
Today, Kilcor remains a quiet rural community with a primary focus on agricultural and pastoral activities. The district, like many similar areas in rural Cork, faces the common challenges of rural Ireland, including population migration to larger urban centers and the need to sustain traditional farming practices in the modern economy. Community life has historically centered around the parish church, local schools, and family farms that have often been worked across generations. The area represents the kind of traditional Irish countryside that continues to define much of Cork's character beyond its urban centers.
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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
20 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Kilcor
- Condado
- Cork
- Irlandés
- Corcaigh
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
Townlands
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