18
Localidades
458
Registros censales
100
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 178
- Hogares
- 40
- Personas
- 280 +57.3%
- Hogares
- 60 +50%
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Killea is a small parish located in County Tipperary in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The parish sits within the barony of Iffa and Offa, in the south of the county, characterised by the rolling agricultural landscape typical of this region. The terrain is predominantly pastoral, with farmland, hedgerows, and small woodlands forming the backbone of the local geography. The landscape reflects the broader topography of south Tipperary, with moderate elevation changes and a rural character that has persisted for centuries.
The parish has deep historical roots extending back to medieval times, when many of the parishes in County Tipperary were formally established within the ecclesiastical structures of the region. Like many Irish parishes, Killea's history is intertwined with the presence of the Catholic Church, particularly following the Reformation period when the parish continued to serve as a focal point for the local community's spiritual and social life. The area would have experienced the various upheavals that affected rural Tipperary over the centuries, including the land struggles of the 19th century and the social transformations accompanying Irish independence.
Killea parish is centred around its church, which serves as the primary landmark and gathering place for the community. The parish church reflects the architectural and religious traditions of Irish rural parishes, functioning as both a place of worship and a symbol of continuity within the local community. Beyond the church, the parish encompasses the surrounding townlands and rural settlements that together form the parish community, with the landscape dotted with family farms and local residences typical of rural Irish parishes.
For the people of Killea, the parish remains a significant unit of local identity and community organisation. It provides a framework for social connection, religious observance, and collective identity in an increasingly dispersed rural setting. The parish structures, though transformed by modern demographic and social changes, continue to anchor community life in this corner of County Tipperary, representing both historical continuity and the evolving character of rural Irish society.
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Baronía
Ikerrin
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Nombre en irlandés
Cill Shléibhe
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
745 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 17 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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