55
Registros censales
10
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 26
- Hogares
- 5
- Personas
- 29 +11.5%
- Hogares
- 5 0%
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Curracitty is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The townland is characterized by the rolling hills and pastoral countryside typical of this part of County Kerry, with green fields, stone walls, and scattered farmsteads dotting the terrain. The area's geography is shaped by its proximity to the Atlantic coast and the influence of the Gulf Stream, which contributes to the region's mild climate despite its northern latitude. Like many Kerry townlands, Curracitty reflects the patchwork of small agricultural holdings that have defined rural Irish land use for centuries.
The history of Curracitty, like that of most Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical patterns of County Kerry and rural Ireland more generally. The townland system itself dates back to medieval times and was further systematized during the Tudor and Stuart periods. The area would have been shaped by the major historical events affecting Ireland, including the various land clearances, agricultural changes, and social transformations that reshaped the Irish countryside from the medieval period through to modern times.
As a rural townland in contemporary County Kerry, Curracitty remains primarily agricultural in character, with farming families maintaining the land use patterns established over generations. The community aspect of townlands like Curracitty, though less formally organized than in previous centuries, continues to provide a sense of local identity and connection among residents. The townland serves as an important administrative and cultural unit within the broader framework of Kerry's local communities, helping to preserve a sense of place and heritage in the rural Irish landscape.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cathair Chorra
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Baronía
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
22 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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