72
Registros censales
12
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 38
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 34 -10.5%
- Hogares
- 6 0%
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Coolnacalliagh is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated in the Kenmare area. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural settlement characterized by scattered houses and agricultural land typical of the Kerry landscape. The area falls within the broader geography of the Iveragh Peninsula, a region known for its dramatic coastal scenery, mountain ranges, and green pastoral countryside. The townland's position within this landscape places it in an area of significant natural beauty, with access to both upland terrain and the quieter roads that connect the various communities in the region.
The history of Coolnacalliagh, as with most small Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the agrarian and cultural traditions of rural Kerry. The name itself, like many Irish place names, derives from the Irish language and reflects the linguistic heritage of the region. The townland would have developed over centuries as a farming community, with families working the land and maintaining the pastoral economy that has long characterized rural Kerry. The area's history is inseparable from the broader story of southwest Ireland, including periods of landlordism, emigration, and the evolution of rural life through the twentieth century.
Today, Coolnacalliagh remains a quiet rural townland, part of the dispersed settlement pattern common throughout Kerry. The community's significance is primarily local, serving as home to farming families and contributing to the broader tapestry of rural Irish life. While small townlands like this may not feature prominently in wider historical records or tourist literature, they remain important to their residents and form an integral part of Ireland's cultural and geographic identity, representing the continuity of rural communities and traditional ways of life in the Irish countryside.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cúil na Caillí
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Baronía
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
30 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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