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Registros censales
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Kilcumeragh is a small rural district located in County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland, situated in the midlands region of the country. The area is characterized by the undulating landscape typical of the Irish midlands, with agricultural land, pastures, and scattered woodlands forming the primary features of the terrain. Like much of County Westmeath, the district benefits from proximity to water features and has a landscape shaped by glaciation during the ice age, which left behind the gentle rolling hills and small lakes that define the region. The area is primarily rural in character, with dispersed settlement patterns and a strong agricultural heritage.
The history of Kilcumeragh, as with many Irish townlands, is rooted in its place names and ecclesiastical heritage. The prefix "Kil-" in Irish place names typically derives from "cill," meaning church, suggesting that the area had religious significance in medieval Ireland. Like other regions in County Westmeath, Kilcumeragh would have been shaped by the broader historical patterns that affected the Irish midlands, including monastic settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and the subsequent social and economic changes through the medieval and early modern periods.
As a rural townland within County Westmeath, Kilcumeragh is part of a district with strong connections to farming, local community networks, and traditional Irish rural life. The area is part of the wider Westmeath landscape that has remained predominantly agricultural, with family farms and rural enterprises forming the backbone of the local economy. The community's significance lies in its role as part of the fabric of rural Irish life, where local connections, church parishes, and land stewardship have historically been central to community identity and social organization.
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901
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Townlands
9 townlands registradas
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- Kilcumeragh
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- Westmeath
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- An Iarmhí
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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