78
Registros censales
17
Hogares
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Año del censo
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- Hogares
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Bawnmore South is a townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The townland is situated in the southwestern part of Ireland, forming part of the broader landscape characteristic of County Cork's varied terrain. Like much of the county, the area features the rolling hills and pastoral countryside typical of Munster, with agricultural land constituting a significant portion of the landscape. The townland's geographic position places it within the network of rural settlements that have long defined the character of Cork's inland regions, though precise details about its exact elevation and immediate topography would require local knowledge or specialized geographic sources.
Bawnmore South, like many Irish townlands, derives its name from Irish language origins, with "bawn" referring to a fortified enclosure or defensive wall structure typical of medieval and early modern Ireland. The suffix "south" indicates its position relative to other divisions of the original townland. The history of such townlands is deeply intertwined with Ireland's colonial period and the Anglo-Norman settlement patterns that reshaped Irish geography and land organization. These townland divisions became standardized particularly during the Tudor and Stuart periods, reflecting both the military and administrative structures imposed on the Irish landscape during centuries of English dominion.
As a rural townland in Cork, Bawnmore South would have been primarily shaped by agricultural activities, pastoral farming, and the rhythms of rural life that characterized inland Cork for generations. The local community would have been connected through family networks, parish structures, and the shared experience of working the land. Today, like many small Irish townlands, it represents part of the cultural and geographic heritage of Cork, contributing to the mosaic of place names and settlements that preserve linguistic and historical memory across the Irish countryside. The significance of such townlands lies not only in their current function but in their role as repositories of local history and identity within the broader story of rural Ireland.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Bán Mór Theas
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Baronía
Duhallow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
87 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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