19
Localidades
1,020
Registros censales
196
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 527
- Hogares
- 102
- Personas
- 493 -6.5%
- Hogares
- 94 -7.8%
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Kyle is a small parish located in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, situated in the heart of the Irish countryside. The parish is characterized by the rolling farmland and gentle hills typical of the Laois landscape, with agricultural land forming the backbone of the local economy and way of life. The area's geography reflects the broader topography of the region, with scattered townlands and small settlements distributed across the parish, connected by rural roads that wind through the pastoral landscape. The landscape itself is predominantly green and rural, with fields, hedgerows, and occasional woodlands creating the peaceful rural setting for which this part of Ireland is known.
Kyle has deep historical roots typical of many Irish parishes, with settlement patterns and place names reflecting centuries of habitation and land use. Like much of Laois, the area would have been shaped by various historical periods including medieval settlement, the impact of the Anglo-Norman period, and the subsequent centuries of Irish history. The parish, like others in the region, developed around a local church, which traditionally served as a focal point for the community. The broader history of Laois as a county, with its evolution from the Kingdom of Laighin to its modern status, provides context for understanding Kyle's place within the wider regional narrative.
The parish maintains significance as a rural community space where local traditions and agricultural practices continue to shape daily life. Local churches, community gatherings, and connections to the land remain important to residents. Kyle represents the type of small Irish parish that, while not widely known internationally, remains important to those who live there and to the broader fabric of rural Irish life. The sense of place and community identity associated with parish structures remains meaningful in Irish rural culture, even as modern changes have transformed many aspects of village and rural life in Ireland.
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
10 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 2 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Clandonagh
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