68
Registros censales
15
Hogares
3
Años del censo
- Personas
- 29
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 24 -17.2%
- Hogares
- 5 -16.7%
- Personas
- 15 -37.5%
- Hogares
- 4 -20%
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Blackstep is a small townland located in County Cavan in the province of Ulster in northern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents one of the smallest administrative divisions in the Irish landscape, serving as a traditional way of organizing land and community identity in rural areas. The townland sits within the broader geography of County Cavan, a region characterized by drumlin topography—those distinctive rounded hills formed during the last ice age—and numerous lakes and waterways that define the landscape. The area is typical of the Irish midlands, with rolling countryside, pastureland, and the natural features that make County Cavan an important part of Ireland's pastoral heritage.
The history of Blackstep, like many Irish townlands, extends back through centuries of settlement and land use. Townlands themselves originated in medieval times and were further systematized during the various phases of Irish land surveys and divisions, particularly the Ordnance Survey of the nineteenth century. The name "Blackstep" itself, as with many Irish place names, likely derives from descriptive or historical origins, though the specific etymology and early history of this particular townland would require specialist local or historical research to detail with certainty. Like other parts of County Cavan, the area would have experienced the major historical currents that shaped Ireland, from medieval times through the plantation period and into the modern era.
Blackstep remains part of the fabric of rural County Cavan life, contributing to the local community through its agricultural landscape and role in the broader townland structure that still holds cultural significance in Irish society. The preservation of townland names and boundaries, despite modern administrative changes, reflects their continuing importance to local identity and heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Blackstep represents part of the distinctive character of County Cavan's rural communities and the continuity of Irish place-based identity.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Choiscéim Dhubh
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Baronía
Clankee
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
9 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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