43
Localidades
7,427
Registros censales
1,509
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 3,852
- Hogares
- 776
- Personas
- 3,575 -7.2%
- Hogares
- 733 -5.5%
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Columbkille is a rural parish located in County Longford in the midlands of Ireland. The parish encompasses an area of the county characterized by the gently rolling landscape typical of this region, with a mix of agricultural land, small villages, and dispersed rural settlements. The landscape is marked by the patchwork of fields, hedgerows, and occasional woodland that characterize much of the Irish midlands, and the parish sits within the broader geography of the River Shannon basin that defines much of Longford's character.
The parish of Columbkille, like many Irish parishes, has roots extending back through medieval times, with its name deriving from Saint Columbkille (Columba), an important figure in early Irish Christianity. The parish structure itself reflects the ecclesiastical organization that developed over centuries in Ireland, serving as a fundamental unit of Catholic religious and community life. The church and parish infrastructure have been shaped by the religious, social, and economic developments that affected rural Ireland through the modern period, including the experience of the Great Famine and subsequent emigration that marked the 19th century.
Columbkille parish serves as a focal point for the local community, with the parish church functioning as a center for religious practice and community gathering. Like many rural Irish parishes, it encompasses several small villages and townlands, with the community maintaining connections to agricultural traditions and local heritage. The parish remains significant to its inhabitants as a marker of identity and belonging, representing continuity with local history and providing essential services and social structures for the dispersed rural population of the area.
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- Condado
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Baronía
Granard
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Nombre en irlandés
Paróiste Cholm Cille
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Localidades
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
31 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 9 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Columbkille
- Irlandés
- Paróiste Cholm Cille
- Baronía
- Granard
- Condado
- Longford