78
Registros censales
18
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 32
- Hogares
- 9
- Personas
- 46 +43.8%
- Hogares
- 9 0%
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Corbeg is a small townland located in County Leitrim in the northwest of Ireland, a region characterized by rolling hills, lakes, and river valleys. The landscape of this part of Leitrim is typical of the broader geography of the county, which is known for its rural character and natural waterways. The area sits within the broader network of Irish townlands, administrative divisions that historically served important functions in land organization and local governance. Like much of County Leitrim, Corbeg would have been shaped by both its natural topography and centuries of human settlement and land use.
The history of Corbeg, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the patterns of settlement, land tenure, and social change that characterized rural Ireland over centuries. County Leitrim itself has a history marked by Gaelic lordships, Anglo-Norman influence, and the subsequent processes of colonization and land redistribution. The townland system, within which Corbeg exists, became formalized under English administrative structures, particularly following the plantation period and subsequent land surveys. Many such townlands retain their Irish place names or anglicized versions thereof, reflecting layers of linguistic and cultural history.
Corbeg, like many rural townlands in County Leitrim, represents the dispersed settlement pattern typical of rural Ireland, where population was historically distributed across small agricultural holdings and homesteads rather than concentrated in villages. The significance of such townlands to local communities has been substantial, as they formed the basis of land ownership, parish organization, and social identity. Today, Corbeg remains part of the fabric of County Leitrim's rural landscape, contributing to the cultural and geographical identity of the region, though like many rural Irish townlands it experiences the demographic and economic pressures facing contemporary rural Ireland.
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- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Chorr Bheag
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Baronía
Rosclogher
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