53
Townlands
2,403
Registros censales
467
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 1,223
- Hogares
- 235
- Personas
- 1,180 -3.5%
- Hogares
- 232 -1.3%
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Croom is a small village and rural district located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. It sits in the fertile Golden Vale region, an area renowned for its rich pastoral landscape and agricultural productivity. The village is situated along the River Maigue, which flows through the wider landscape of mid-Limerick, and is positioned approximately 20 kilometres south of Limerick city. The terrain around Croom is characterised by gently rolling countryside interspersed with farmland, hedgerows, and woodland, typical of the limestone-based landscapes of County Limerick that support both cattle and dairy farming operations.
Croom has a long history extending back through medieval and early modern periods. The area was historically associated with the O'Brien family and other Anglo-Norman settlers who influenced the region's development. The village itself developed as a minor market settlement servicing the surrounding agricultural community, and historically would have functioned as a focal point for local trade and social interaction among the rural population. Like many small villages in Ireland, Croom's development has been closely tied to agricultural cycles and patterns of rural settlement.
The village is notable for Croom Castle, an important historical structure in the locality, which reflects the area's medieval heritage. The wider district remains predominantly rural and agricultural in character, with farming continuing to form the economic and social backbone of the community. Croom serves its immediate hinterland as a village centre, though like many rural Irish settlements it has experienced the broader demographic and economic shifts that have affected rural communities in recent decades.
For the local community, Croom functions as a focal point for social and civic life in the surrounding district. The village and its surroundings represent the working rural landscape of County Limerick, where agricultural traditions remain important to both the economy and cultural identity of residents. As part of the wider Limerick region, Croom contributes to the area's character as a farming community within Ireland's agricultural heartland.
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
53 townlands registradas
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- Croom
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- Limerick
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- Luimneach
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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