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Localidades
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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Años del censo
- Personas
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- Hogares
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- Personas
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- Hogares
- 212 +202.9%
- Personas
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Seirkieran is a small parish located in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape of the Offaly countryside, characterized by gentle rolling terrain typical of Ireland's central regions. The area is rural in nature, with its settlement pattern reflecting the traditional dispersed farmsteads and small village communities common to this part of the country. The landscape encompasses agricultural land, woodland, and the natural drainage patterns that feed into the broader Irish river systems of the region.
The parish has deep historical roots extending back to the early medieval period of Irish Christianity. Seirkieran is traditionally associated with Saint Kieran, one of the early Irish saints, and the parish name itself derives from this connection to the saint's legacy. Like many Irish parishes, Seirkieran's history is intertwined with the development of the Catholic Church's parish system, particularly as it was formalized in the medieval period and subsequently reorganized through various administrative changes. The area would have experienced the typical patterns of Irish rural history, including the impacts of the Norman invasion, plantation policies, and the religious changes that shaped Irish society over centuries.
The parish maintains significance as a local faith community within the Catholic Church's diocesan structure. The parish church and its associated institutions serve as focal points for the community, providing spiritual services and serving as gathering places for local residents. Like many rural Irish parishes, Seirkieran reflects the broader demographic and social changes affecting rural Ireland in recent decades, including shifts in population patterns and the changing role of parish structures in contemporary Irish society. The local community continues to maintain traditions and connections tied to the parish's historical and religious heritage.
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- Condado
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Baronía
Ballybritt
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Nombre en irlandés
Saighir Chiaráin
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Localidades
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Annals of the Four Masters
Historical references from O'Donovan's edition (1848–51)
The Annals of the Four Masters record Seirkieran (Irish: Saighir) in 31 entries between AD 571 and AD 1548.
Early Christian
Viking & Pre-Norman
Medieval
Early Modern
Historical Events
- Seirkieran plundered, 952.
Ecclesiastical & Political Records
- • Seirkieran, abbots of, 739, 771, 783, 788, 807, 809, 810, 826, 832, 841, 846, 867, 868, 885, 919, 920, 941, 951, 1004, 1548.
- • Seirkieran, airchinneach of, 984.
- • Seirkieran, bishop of, 907.
- • Seirkieran, comharbas of, 1048, 1079.
- • Seirkieran, priors of, 937, 1012.
Source: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. John O'Donovan (1848–51). Public domain.
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- Seirkieran
- Irlandés
- Saighir Chiaráin
- Baronía
- Ballybritt
- Condado
- Offaly