157
Registros censales
26
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 72
- Hogares
- 14
- Personas
- 85 +18.1%
- Hogares
- 12 -14.3%
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Brigown 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 varied terrain, which encompasses rolling hills, agricultural land, and patches of woodland typical of the region. Like many Irish townlands, Brigown represents a traditional administrative division of land with deep historical roots. The area is characterized by the rural, pastoral character common to inland Cork, where farming communities have historically formed the backbone of settlement patterns and local life.
The history of Brigown, like that of many Irish townlands, is closely tied to the broader historical narratives of County Cork and Ireland more generally. The townland system itself dates back centuries, with origins in both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman land divisions. Cork's history encompasses periods of Gaelic Irish settlement, Norman influence, and the significant changes brought by English conquest and colonization. Brigown would have witnessed these transitions, though specific documented events particular to this individual townland are not extensively recorded in readily available historical sources, which is common for smaller rural settlements.
As a townland, Brigown functions as part of the social and agricultural fabric of its local community. Townlands in Ireland serve important roles in organizing rural space and maintaining local identity, even as their administrative significance has diminished in modern times. The area would be home to farming families and represents the kind of dispersed rural settlement pattern characteristic of Cork. Local community bonds, often centered around nearby villages, churches, and market towns, would connect Brigown's residents to broader networks of social and economic life in the region.
Today, Brigown remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the many small settlements scattered throughout County Cork's countryside. While it may not be widely known beyond local circles, it exemplifies the enduring landscape and settlement patterns of rural Ireland, where agricultural traditions continue and small communities maintain their place in the Irish social fabric.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Brí Ghabhann
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Baronía
Condons and Clangibbon
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2065 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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