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Causeway, Condado de Kerry

Distrito

Causeway

Condado de Kerry

13

Townlands

1,480

Registros censales

274

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
774
Hogares
140
1911 Censo
Personas
706 -8.8%
Hogares
134 -4.3%

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Causeway is a small district located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland, situated in the northwestern part of the county near the border with County Limerick. The area is characterized by its rural landscape, with rolling countryside typical of inland Kerry. The district sits within the broader geographic context of the Dingle Peninsula region and is part of the wider landscape that transitions between coastal and inland terrain in this part of Munster. The River Maine flows through the area, contributing to the local hydrology and having historically influenced settlement patterns and land use in the district.

The history of Causeway reflects the broader patterns of settlement and land management in County Kerry. Like much of rural Ireland, the area has a long history of agricultural settlement, with farming forming the backbone of the local economy for centuries. The district's name itself likely derives from an actual causeway or raised road that once facilitated passage through what may have been boggy or difficult terrain. The area experienced the various waves of historical change that affected rural Kerry, including the impacts of the Famine era in the mid-19th century and subsequent emigration that characterized much of rural Ireland during this period.

Causeway remains a quiet rural community, with its significance rooted in local agriculture and the tight-knit nature of village life in the Irish countryside. The district serves as a focal point for the surrounding farming communities and maintains the character typical of small Irish parishes. Like many rural areas in Ireland, Causeway represents the continuation of traditional ways of life, though modern challenges including rural depopulation and the decline of small-scale farming have affected communities like this throughout the country.

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Condado

Kerry

Jurisdicción

República de Irlanda

Años del censo

1901, 1911

Townlands

13 townlands registradas

Ubicación del distrito

OpenStreetMap

Detalles

Distrito
Causeway
Condado
Kerry
Irlandés
Ciarraí
Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda