496
Registros censales
108
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 259
- Hogares
- 56
- Personas
- 237 -8.5%
- Hogares
- 52 -7.1%
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Corkley is a small townland located in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Ulster. The townland lies in an area characterized by the rolling drumlin countryside that is typical of County Armagh, with its gently undulating terrain formed by glacial activity during the last ice age. The landscape around Corkley reflects the agricultural character of the region, with a mix of pastureland, hedgerows, and small woodlands that are common throughout the county. The proximity to larger settlements and road networks has meant that Corkley, like many rural townlands in Armagh, has remained a quiet, primarily agricultural area.
County Armagh has a rich historical heritage spanning from prehistoric times through to the present day, and Corkley exists within this broader historical context. The county has been significant in Irish history, particularly in relation to religious and cultural developments, though specific detailed historical records for the individual townland of Corkley are not extensively documented in widely available sources. The area would have experienced the various historical periods that shaped County Armagh, including periods of Gaelic Irish settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and the subsequent developments through the medieval and early modern periods.
As a townland, Corkley serves as part of the local administrative and community structure that characterizes rural County Armagh. Townlands in Ireland represent an important level of geographic and social organization, and Corkley would function as a recognized locality within its wider civil parish and local government area. The townland system remains culturally significant to rural Irish communities, providing a sense of local identity and place, even as the predominantly agricultural nature of such areas has evolved in recent decades with changes in farming practices and rural demographics.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Baronía
Armagh
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
7 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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