47
Registros censales
10
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 21
- Hogares
- 5
- Personas
- 26 +23.8%
- Hogares
- 5 0%
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Coolkirky is a townland located in County Cork in the Munster region of southwestern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a small administrative and geographical division of the landscape, typically comprising several hundred acres. The area is situated within the broader Cork countryside, characterized by the rolling terrain and pastoral landscape typical of this part of Ireland. The townland's name, with its prefix "Cool" (from the Irish "Coill" meaning wood) and "Kirky" (likely referring to a church), suggests its historical connections to both woodland and ecclesiastical settlement.
The history of Coolkirky, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the medieval and early modern periods. Townlands were formally established as territorial divisions during the Norman conquest and subsequent Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland, though the pattern of settlement often reflects much earlier territorial organization. The presence of a church reference in the townland name indicates the religious significance of the area, which would have been a central feature of medieval parish life. Like other parts of Cork, the region would have been shaped by various historical periods including the Anglo-Norman period, the Tudor and Stuart eras, and the significant social and economic changes that followed Irish independence.
As a rural townland in County Cork, Coolkirky remains part of the agricultural and cultural fabric of the local community. The area reflects the typical Irish countryside pattern of dispersed farmsteads, field systems, and local roads that connect to wider transport networks. For residents and those with family connections to the townland, it represents part of local heritage and identity. The townland system itself continues to have administrative and cultural significance in Ireland, serving as a fundamental unit of geographic reference and remaining important for property records, genealogical research, and local community connections.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cúil Chirce
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Baronía
Kinalea
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
40 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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