152
Registros censales
35
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 98
- Hogares
- 20
- Personas
- 54 -44.9%
- Hogares
- 15 -25%
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Barnakyle is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. It is situated in the fertile agricultural region that characterizes much of central Limerick, an area defined by rolling countryside, pastoral farmland, and the broader landscape shaped by the River Shannon and its tributaries. Like many Irish townlands, Barnakyle represents a unit of land division with deep historical roots, though it remains a quiet rural settlement today rather than a prominent village or town. The landscape around Barnakyle is typical of the Limerick countryside, with fields used primarily for livestock grazing and mixed farming operations that have sustained rural communities for centuries.
The townland system itself, which defines places like Barnakyle, originated in medieval Ireland and was standardized during English plantation and land survey periods. These small territorial divisions typically contained between 200 and 2,000 acres and served as fundamental units of local administration, land tenure, and community organization. Barnakyle, like thousands of other Irish townlands, carries a name with Gaelic origins, reflecting the linguistic heritage of the region. The area has been shaped by the broader historical forces that affected County Limerick, including land divisions, agricultural development, and the transition from traditional rural economies to modern farming practices.
Today, Barnakyle remains part of the working countryside of County Limerick, contributing to the region's agricultural heritage and pastoral character. As a townland, it holds significance as part of the intricate tapestry of local place names and land divisions that structure rural Irish geography. For residents and farming families in the area, such townlands serve as important markers of local identity and community connection, even as rural populations have declined in many parts of Ireland. Barnakyle exemplifies the small-scale geographic and social units that have long formed the backbone of Irish rural life and local heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Bhearna Choill
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Baronía
Pubblebrien
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
164 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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