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Ardpatrick, Condado de Limerick

Distrito

Ardpatrick

Condado de Limerick

16

Townlands

1,125

Registros censales

200

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
542
Hogares
95
1911 Censo
Personas
583 +7.6%
Hogares
105 +10.5%

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Ardpatrick is a small rural district located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The area is situated in the southern portion of the county, characterized by gentle rolling countryside typical of the agricultural regions of mid-Munster. The landscape is predominantly pastoral, with fields used for farming and grazing, interspersed with hedgerows, small woodlands, and scattered rural settlements. The terrain reflects the broader geography of County Limerick, which transitions between the flatlands of the Shannon estuary to the west and the more elevated areas of the southern regions.

The district has deep historical roots extending back several centuries. Like much of rural Ireland, Ardpatrick's history is intertwined with the Anglo-Norman settlement, the Catholic Confederation period, and the subsequent transformations of the Irish landscape through various land reforms and social changes. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting Limerick, including the influence of powerful local families and the religious and political upheavals of the medieval and early modern periods. The parish structures that remain evident in Irish geography today reflect administrative divisions that have endured for centuries.

Ardpatrick, like many rural Irish townlands and districts, serves as an important part of the local community's sense of place and identity. The area remains primarily agricultural, with farming families maintaining traditional land use practices alongside modern agricultural methods. The district contributes to the broader social and economic fabric of County Limerick, with residents participating in local community activities, religious observances, and the social networks that characterize rural Irish life. Small rural areas such as Ardpatrick preserve elements of traditional Irish culture and represent the continuity of settlement patterns and community bonds that have developed over generations.

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Condado

Limerick

Jurisdicción

República de Irlanda

Años del censo

1901, 1911

Townlands

16 townlands registradas

Ubicación del distrito

OpenStreetMap

Detalles

Distrito
Ardpatrick
Condado
Limerick
Irlandés
Luimneach
Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda