30
Townlands
765
Registros censales
178
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 395
- Hogares
- 93
- Personas
- 370 -6.3%
- Hogares
- 85 -8.6%
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Aghmacart is a small townland located in County Laois in the Midlands region of Ireland. The area is situated within the broader landscape of central Ireland, characterized by rolling countryside, pastoral farmland, and the gentle topography typical of the Midlands. Like much of County Laois, the district is interspersed with fields, hedgerows, and small settlements that reflect the predominantly agricultural character of the region. The landscape provides the natural context for the quiet, rural communities that have developed there over centuries, with the broader county notable for its mix of woodlands, bogland, and cultivated fields.
The history of Aghmacart, like many Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the medieval and early modern periods. County Laois itself has a complex history involving Anglo-Norman settlement, Gaelic Irish territories, and the gradual extension of English administrative control. Aghmacart's name derives from Irish, as do most Irish place names, reflecting the area's Gaelic heritage. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into small named districts, was formalized during various periods of English administration and land surveys, creating the naming and boundary structures that persist today.
The district is representative of rural Irish communities that have historically depended on agriculture and farming as their primary economic activity. Like many such areas in County Laois, Aghmacart would have been shaped by patterns of land tenure, local family settlements, and the social structures associated with rural Ireland. The significance of places like Aghmacart lies primarily in their role within the broader tapestry of Irish rural life and community identity, serving as focal points for local families and forming part of the cultural and geographical identity of their county.
Today, Aghmacart remains a quiet rural district within County Laois, representing the kind of small-scale settlement and agricultural landscape that characterizes much of Ireland's interior. Such townlands, while modest in scale and population, maintain importance as repositories of local history and identity, and as part of the living landscape that connects contemporary Irish communities to their historical roots and territorial heritage.
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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
30 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Aghmacart
- Condado
- Laois
- Irlandés
- Laois
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
Townlands
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