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Creggane is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southern Ireland. Situated in the western part of the county, it lies within the broader landscape of Cork's inland rural regions, characterized by rolling agricultural land, hedgerows, and the drumlin topography typical of this part of Munster. The townland sits in proximity to the Macroom area, which serves as a significant population center for the surrounding district. Like many Irish townlands, Creggane represents a relatively small administrative division with its own distinct place name and local identity, though it contains scattered houses and farms rather than forming a concentrated village settlement.
The history of Creggane, as with most Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader patterns of land use, settlement, and social organization that have characterized rural Cork since medieval times. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into numerous small named parcels, developed over centuries and reflects historical patterns of ownership, farming practices, and community boundaries. Cork's rural areas, including townlands like Creggane, have been shaped by agricultural traditions, landlord-tenant relationships, and the significant population changes brought about by the Great Famine of the 1840s and subsequent emigration.
Today, Creggane remains part of Cork's agricultural hinterland, where farming and land stewardship continue to form the backbone of local economic and community life. Like many rural Irish townlands, it represents an important element of Ireland's local geographic identity and heritage, with its place name and boundaries recorded in official records and maps. For residents and those with family connections to the area, such townlands hold significance as markers of community belonging and connection to the Irish landscape and its long history of settlement and land use.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Creagán
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Baronía
Ibane and Barryroe
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
73 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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