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Condado de Cork

Localidad

Caum

An Cam

121

Registros censales

22

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
66
Hogares
12
1911 Censo
Personas
55 -16.7%
Hogares
10 -16.7%

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Caum is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that has persisted through centuries of Irish history. The townland system, which divides the Irish countryside into small territorial units, provides a granular geographic framework that reflects both natural boundaries and historical settlement patterns. Caum's exact location within Cork's diverse landscape places it within a region known for rolling countryside, agricultural heritage, and proximity to both inland waterways and coastal areas that characterize much of Munster.

The broader area of County Cork has a rich historical background spanning from prehistoric times through the medieval period to the modern era. Townlands like Caum were often named for geographic features, local families, or historical events, and these names frequently derive from Irish language roots that have been anglicized over time. The countryside around Cork has long been shaped by agricultural traditions, local lordships, and later by the economic and social transformations that affected rural Ireland during the colonial period and beyond. Understanding Caum requires situating it within these larger historical currents that affected rural Cork communities.

As a townland, Caum would have served practical functions for local residents, farmers, and property holders as a recognized territorial unit for land ownership, taxation, and administrative purposes. The townland system remains significant to Irish genealogy and heritage studies, as it provides precise geographic references for researchers tracing family histories and ancestral connections. For local communities in Cork, townlands continue to carry cultural and historical meaning, anchoring people's sense of place and connection to the landscape their families have inhabited across generations. The preservation of townland names and boundaries reflects the enduring importance of these traditional geographic divisions to Irish identity and local community life.

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Parroquia

Aghinagh

Condado

Cork

Nombre en irlandés

An Cam

Baronía

Muskerry East

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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28 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Caum
Irlandés
An Cam
Parroquia
Aghinagh
Baronía
Muskerry East
Condado
Cork