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Condado de Kerry

Localidad

Coomatloukane

Com an tSleabhcáin

309

Registros censales

55

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
166
Hogares
29
1911 Censo
Personas
143 -13.9%
Hogares
26 -10.3%

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Coomatloukane is a small townland situated in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. Located in the Iveragh Peninsula area, this rural settlement is characteristic of the scattered agricultural communities that dot the Kerry landscape. The townland lies within a region defined by rolling hills, moorland, and the distinctive topography shaped by glacial activity during the ice ages. The wider area is known for its natural beauty, with views toward the Macgillycuddy's Reeks mountain range and access to the varied ecosystems of the peninsula.

Like many Kerry townlands, Coomatloukane has its roots in the medieval and early modern periods, when the landscape was organized into the townland system that still defines Irish rural geography today. The area would have been shaped by the historical patterns of Irish rural settlement, land use, and community organization. The place name itself, like many in Kerry, derives from Irish language origins, reflecting the Gaelic heritage of the region. The townland system, which divides rural Ireland into small administrative and geographical units, has preserved these historic divisions to the present day.

Coomatloukane represents the type of small rural community that forms the backbone of Kerry's agricultural heritage. As a townland, it would have historically supported farming families and contributed to the pastoral economy of the region. Today, like many similar rural areas in Ireland, it reflects both the continuity and changes in rural Irish life, with landscapes that have been shaped by generations of farming practices. The community's significance lies in its connection to the broader cultural and historical fabric of County Kerry, representing the dispersed settlement patterns and agricultural traditions characteristic of the Irish countryside.

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Parroquia

Kilcrohane

Condado

Kerry

Nombre en irlandés

Com an tSleabhcáin

Baronía

Dunkerron South

Valuation Office Records

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

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68 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
Coomatloukane
Irlandés
Com an tSleabhcáin
Parroquia
Kilcrohane
Baronía
Dunkerron South
Condado
Kerry