23
Townlands
1,741
Registros censales
350
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 855
- Hogares
- 178
- Personas
- 886 +3.6%
- Hogares
- 172 -3.4%
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Newtown is a small district located in County Cork, situated in the southern part of Ireland. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural landscape typical of much of rural Cork, with pastoral countryside, farmland, and woodland dotting the region. The district lies within the broader topography of Munster, where the land gradually transitions between lowland valleys and higher ground, creating a varied and verdant landscape that has supported farming and rural settlement for centuries.
The history of Newtown, like many small rural communities in Cork, is deeply rooted in agricultural and pastoral traditions. The area developed as scattered rural settlement with small farms and village centers that served the local farming population. Like much of County Cork, the region would have been significantly affected by historical events including the Great Famine of the 1840s and subsequent emigration waves that reshaped Irish rural communities during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Newtown remains primarily a residential and agricultural community, reflecting the character of rural Cork districts. The area maintains connections to traditional ways of life while adapting to modern Ireland, with local farms continuing to operate alongside contemporary services and infrastructure. The district, like many similar areas in Cork, serves as an important part of the county's rural fabric, preserving a way of life that connects residents to the land and to their local community heritage.
For residents of Newtown and the surrounding parishes, the district represents a center of local identity and community life. Churches, schools, and local gathering places have historically served as focal points for social connection and cultural continuity. The area remains significant to those who live there as part of the broader network of small communities that constitute rural Cork's distinctive character.
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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
23 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Newtown
- Condado
- Cork
- Irlandés
- Corcaigh
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
Townlands
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