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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Años del censo
- Personas
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- Hogares
- 110
- Personas
- 607 +12%
- Hogares
- 122 +10.9%
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Tisaran is a small rural parish located in County Offaly in the Irish Midlands. The parish sits within the broader landscape of central Ireland, characterized by rolling farmland, bog, and river systems typical of the region. Like much of Offaly, Tisaran's terrain reflects the county's position between the Shannon River to the west and the central plains, with a mix of agricultural land and areas of natural bog habitat that have shaped both the landscape and local economy for centuries.
The parish, like many Irish parishes, has roots extending back into medieval times when the ecclesiastical parish system was established as the primary unit of religious and community organization. Tisaran would have developed as a religious and social center around its church, which served the local population's spiritual needs. The history of the parish is intertwined with broader Irish history, including the religious changes of the Reformation and the subsequent development of the Catholic parish structure that persists in Ireland today.
For local communities in Tisaran, the parish has traditionally served as more than just a religious jurisdiction. It functions as a focal point for community identity and social organization, with the parish church and associated structures serving as landmarks and gathering places. The parish would have been central to agricultural life, with farming families comprising the majority of the population and their calendar marked by seasonal work and religious celebrations tied to the ecclesiastical year.
Today, Tisaran remains part of the fabric of County Offaly's rural heritage, representing the small parishes that continue to define Irish community life in provincial areas. While modern changes have transformed rural Ireland significantly, parishes like Tisaran maintain cultural and administrative importance for their residents, preserving local identity and heritage in the context of contemporary Ireland.
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Baronía
Garrycastle
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Nombre en irlandés
Teach Sáráin
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Localidades
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Annals of the Four Masters
Historical references from O'Donovan's edition (1848–51)
1 place in this parish is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters.
Liscloony
The Annals of the Four Masters record Lisclooney (Irish: Lios-cluaine) in 1 entry in AD 1556.
Source: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. John O'Donovan (1848–51). Public domain.
Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
16 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 3 townlands (1830s-1850s).
Top Surnames
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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