55
Registros censales
8
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 32
- Hogares
- 4
- Personas
- 23 -28.1%
- Hogares
- 4 0%
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Bawnboy is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cork's rural hinterland, characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and pastoral countryside typical of Ireland's southern regions. Like many Irish townlands, Bawnboy represents one of the smallest administrative divisions in the Irish territorial system, forming part of a larger barony and civil parish. The area's topography and natural features have historically shaped settlement patterns and land use, with the landscape supporting traditional farming activities that have long formed the economic basis of rural Cork communities.
The history of Bawnboy, as with many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader patterns of settlement, land tenure, and social change that characterize County Cork's past. The name "Bawnboy" itself derives from Irish place-name elements, with "Bawn" typically referring to a fortified enclosure or defensive structure common in medieval Irish settlements. This etymological connection suggests the townland may have historical associations with earlier patterns of settlement and fortification, though detailed historical records specific to this particular townland may be limited. The area would have experienced the various phases of Irish history, from medieval times through the period of English rule and into the modern era.
Bawnboy, like many small Irish townlands, holds significance primarily at the local and community level rather than at a broader historical or national scale. The townland would have served as a unit of local identity and land organization for generations of residents, with family histories and community ties deeply rooted in its territory. Today, such townlands represent important elements of Ireland's cultural and geographic heritage, preserving historical patterns of settlement and maintaining connections to Ireland's linguistic and territorial past, even as rural populations have shifted and communities have evolved.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Bán Buí
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Baronía
Carbery West (W.D.)
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