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Condado de Monaghan

Localidad

Cornabrandy

Corr na Brannaí

20

Registros censales

4

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
11
Hogares
2
1911 Censo
Personas
9 -18.2%
Hogares
2 0%

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Cornabrandy is a small townland located in County Monaghan in the Ulster region of northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Monaghan, a county known for its rolling drumlin countryside, characterized by small hills and valleys shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. The terrain of this area is typical of the region, with a patchwork of small fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. The landscape reflects the agricultural heritage of the area, with pastoral farming traditionally forming the backbone of the local economy and way of life.

Like many Irish townlands, Cornabrandy's history is intertwined with the broader patterns of settlement, land ownership, and social change that have shaped rural Ireland over centuries. Townlands such as this were traditionally significant administrative and territorial divisions in Irish society, each with its own identity within the parish system. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language roots, though the specific etymology would require consultation of specialized historical sources on local nomenclature. The area would have experienced the various historical transitions common to County Monaghan, including changes in land ownership and the impacts of agricultural and demographic shifts.

Today, Cornabrandy remains part of the rural fabric of County Monaghan, contributing to the character of the local community. Like many small townlands in rural Ireland, it is primarily agricultural in nature, with the land supporting farming families and maintaining the distinctive patchwork landscape that defines the region. The townland, while not widely known beyond its immediate locality, represents the kind of small rural settlement that forms the foundation of Irish provincial life and community identity.

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Parroquia

Clontibret

Condado

Monaghan

Nombre en irlandés

Corr na Brannaí

Baronía

Cremorne

Valuation Office Records

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

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2 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
Cornabrandy
Irlandés
Corr na Brannaí
Parroquia
Clontibret
Baronía
Cremorne
Condado
Monaghan