50
Registros censales
10
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 20
- Hogares
- 5
- Personas
- 30 +50%
- Hogares
- 5 0%
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Castlehoward is a small townland located in County Wicklow in the province of Leinster in southeast Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of County Wicklow, which is characterized by rolling hills, river valleys, and mixed agricultural and forested terrain. The county's position in southeast Ireland places Castlehoward within reach of both rural hinterland and proximity to the greater Dublin area. Like many Irish townlands, Castlehoward represents a small administrative and geographic unit that reflects the historical division of land across the Irish landscape, with such townlands typically ranging from a few hundred to several thousand acres.
The history of Castlehoward, like much of County Wicklow, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land tenure, and Anglo-Irish relations. County Wicklow itself has a significant medieval history, with Norman influences, monastic settlements, and later plantation-era developments shaping its character. The name "Castlehoward" suggests historical connections to fortified structures or the Howard family, though specific details about particular events or figures associated with the townland would require consultation of local historical records and archives to state with confidence.
Castlehoward's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the rural fabric of County Wicklow, contributing to the county's agricultural heritage and landscape character. Like other small townlands in the region, it represents the traditional organizational structure of Irish rural communities and land division. The townland remains part of the living landscape of County Wicklow, where residents maintain connections to the land through farming, forestry, and other rural pursuits that characterize the broader region.
Today, Castlehoward exemplifies the quiet, rural character of much of County Wicklow's interior, where small communities and townlands form the backbone of local life. The townland's significance to those living there reflects the deep historical roots of Irish rural settlement patterns and the continuity of community life in the Irish countryside. Understanding townlands like Castlehoward provides insight into how Ireland's landscape has been organized, settled, and maintained across centuries.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Caisleán Howard
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Baronía
Arklow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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