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Condado de Dublin

Localidad

Cornstown

Baile an Chordónaigh

41

Registros censales

6

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
20
Hogares
3
1911 Censo
Personas
21 +5%
Hogares
3 0%

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Cornstown is a small townland located in County Dublin, situated within the broader landscape of the Dublin metropolitan area and its surrounding rural hinterland. Like many Irish townlands, it forms part of the administrative and geographic patchwork that characterizes the Irish countryside, with its precise boundaries and extent reflecting historical patterns of land division. The area is characterized by relatively gentle terrain typical of the Dublin region, with agricultural land forming much of the landscape, interspersed with residential development that has expanded outward from Dublin city in recent decades.

The townland, like much of Ireland, has roots extending back centuries, though detailed historical documentation specific to Cornstown alone is limited in readily available sources. Irish townlands themselves represent one of the oldest and most distinctive territorial divisions in the world, with their origins traceable to medieval and earlier settlement patterns. Cornstown's name, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language roots, though the specific etymology and precise historical narrative of this particular townland would require consultation of specialized local historical records and Irish language sources.

As part of County Dublin, Cornstown exists within one of Ireland's most dynamic and historically significant counties, home to the capital city and numerous important archaeological and cultural sites. The townland contributes to the character of its local area and represents the type of small-scale territorial unit that has long been fundamental to Irish geographic and social organization. Understanding places like Cornstown provides insight into how Ireland's landscape has been organized, settled, and developed across centuries.

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Parroquia

Ballymadun

Condado

Dublin

Nombre en irlandés

Baile an Chordónaigh

Baronía

Balrothery West

Valuation Office Records

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

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7 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
Cornstown
Irlandés
Baile an Chordónaigh
Parroquia
Ballymadun
Baronía
Balrothery West
Condado
Dublin