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Registros censales
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- Hogares
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- Personas
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Kilcolagh is a small parish located in County Roscommon in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape of the Irish Midlands, characterized by gentle rolling terrain, agricultural land, and the presence of water features typical of the region. Like much of Roscommon, the area is predominantly rural, with scattered settlements and townlands that form the fabric of parish life. The landscape reflects the typical Irish countryside with its patchwork of fields, hedgerows, and small woodlands, while the underlying geology and soil composition support the pastoral and agricultural activities that have long sustained the local community.
The parish, like many in Ireland, has roots extending back to the early Christian period, when monastic settlements and ecclesiastical structures formed the centers of spiritual and community life. The name Kilcolagh itself derives from the Irish "Cill Choluaig," indicating a church or cell dedicated to a saint, which speaks to the religious significance of the area in medieval times. The parish would have developed around its church, which served as a focal point for the local population through the medieval period and beyond, through various changes in Irish history including the Reformation and subsequent religious developments.
The parish remains an important social and administrative unit within Roscommon, serving as a framework for local identity and community organization. Like rural parishes throughout Ireland, Kilcolagh encompasses several townlands and settlements where families have maintained deep roots over generations. The parish continues to function as a meaningful geographic and cultural entity, with the local church and community institutions playing roles in maintaining social bonds and local heritage. For residents, the parish represents not merely an administrative boundary but a sense of place and belonging within the broader county and national context.
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Baronía
Frenchpark
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Nombre en irlandés
Cill Chomhlach
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 3 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Cill Chomhlach
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- Frenchpark
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- Roscommon