138
Registros censales
30
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 76
- Hogares
- 17
- Personas
- 62 -18.4%
- Hogares
- 13 -23.5%
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Castlemary is a townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The townland is situated in the barony of Barrymore, in the eastern part of the county, characterized by the rolling pastoral landscape typical of the Cork countryside. The area is part of the broader landscape of East Cork, where agricultural land, small woodlands, and rural settlements are interspersed throughout the region. The terrain reflects the glaciated landscape of southern Ireland, with gentle hills and fertile soil that has historically supported farming and small-scale agriculture.
The townland, like many in Ireland, has roots extending back centuries into Irish history. Castlemary's name suggests the presence of a castle or fortified structure associated with the Virgin Mary, a naming convention found in several Irish townlands. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting County Cork, including the Anglo-Norman settlement patterns, the rise of major local families, and the various cultural and political transitions that characterized Ireland from medieval times through the modern era. Local historical records and place-name traditions provide insights into the settlement patterns and land use of the region over time.
Today, Castlemary remains a rural townland contributing to the character of East Cork's agricultural and residential landscape. Like many Irish townlands, it serves as an important unit of local identity and organization, with significance to families with roots in the area and to those interested in Irish genealogy and local history. The townland represents the traditional pattern of Irish rural settlement and land division that continues to define how many Irish communities understand their geography and heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Carraig an Chotaigh
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Baronía
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
78 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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