53
Registros censales
6
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 23
- Hogares
- 3
- Personas
- 30 +30.4%
- Hogares
- 3 0%
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Churchfield is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region, an area characterized by dramatic coastal scenery, rolling hills, and the influence of the Atlantic climate. Like many townlands in Kerry, Churchfield is part of a patchwork of small rural settlements that have shaped the region's settlement patterns for centuries. The area is predominantly agricultural, with the landscape typical of southwest Ireland featuring stone walls, small fields, and scattered farmhouses connected by narrow country roads.
The history of Churchfield, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the land and its use by successive generations of families. Townlands themselves are an ancient division of Irish territory, with their origins tracing back centuries. The name "Churchfield" suggests a historical association with religious or ecclesiastical land, which was common in medieval Ireland when the church held significant property and influence across the countryside. Like much of rural Kerry, the area would have experienced the major historical events that shaped Ireland, from the medieval period through the colonial era and into modern times.
Today, Churchfield remains a quiet rural townland serving primarily as an agricultural community. The significance of such townlands lies in their role as the foundational geographic and social units of Irish rural life, preserving both community identity and historical continuity. For residents and their families, these small settlements represent connections to ancestral lands and constitute an important part of local heritage. The townland system itself remains administratively significant in Ireland, used for land records, postal addresses, and cultural identification even in the modern era.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Páirc an Teampaill
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Baronía
Corkaguiny
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
106 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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