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Condado de Tipperary

Parroquia

Killea

Cill Shléibhe

18

Localidades

458

Registros censales

100

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
178
Hogares
40
1911 Censo
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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Condado

Tipperary

Baronía

Ikerrin

Nombre en irlandés

Cill Shléibhe

Localidades

18 localidades

Griffith's Valuation

National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)

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745 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 17 townlands (1830s-1850s).

Top Surnames

Boohan 43 Russell 41 Ryan 39 Fogarty 33 Burke 31 Maher 26 Costigan 21 Egan 19 Searson 16 Kennedy 16

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la parroquia

Killea OpenStreetMap

Detalles

Inglés
Killea
Irlandés
Cill Shléibhe
Baronía
Ikerrin
Condado
Tipperary

Registros censales

Localidades 18