105
Registros censales
12
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 51
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 54 +5.9%
- Hogares
- 6 0%
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Carrigaha is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Kenmare Peninsula, an area characterized by rugged coastal terrain, rolling hills, and traditional rural farmland. The landscape typical of this part of Kerry features a mix of moorland, pasture, and stone-bounded fields that speak to centuries of agricultural use. The proximity to both mountain ranges and coastal areas has shaped the environment and settlement patterns of the region, with Carrigaha forming part of the intricate patchwork of small communities that dot the Kerry countryside.
The townland, like many in rural Kerry, reflects the historical settlement patterns of Ireland's southwest, where small farming communities have persisted for generations. Townlands in Ireland served as fundamental administrative and land-holding units dating back centuries, and Carrigaha is one of thousands that still bear witness to this historical organizational system. The area would have been shaped by patterns of Gaelic settlement, subsequent English land divisions, and the evolution of Irish rural life through periods of significant change, including the famine era and subsequent emigration that affected so many Irish communities.
Carrigaha remains primarily a rural agricultural townland, characteristic of much of the Kenmare Peninsula's economy and way of life. Like many such small communities in Kerry, it represents the quieter aspects of Irish rural heritage, where traditional farming practices and landscape management continue to be central to local life. The townland contributes to the broader cultural and economic fabric of the region, which has increasingly become known for tourism, heritage awareness, and the preservation of Irish rural traditions.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Carraig Áithe
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Baronía
Corkaguiny
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
22 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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