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Condado de Cork

Localidad

Derrygool

Doire an Ghuail

38

Registros censales

5

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
15
Hogares
2
1911 Censo
Personas
23 +53.3%
Hogares
3 +50%

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Derrygool is a townland located in County Cork, in the Munster province of southwestern Ireland. The townland lies within the broader landscape characteristic of Cork's varied terrain, which encompasses rolling hills, agricultural lands, and the numerous valleys that define the region's topography. Like many Irish townlands, Derrygool represents a unit of land organization with deep historical roots in Ireland's administrative and territorial systems. The name itself, derived from Irish, reflects the Gaelic linguistic heritage that pervades place names throughout County Cork.

The townland is situated in an area with a rich agricultural tradition, typical of Cork's rural hinterland. The landscape consists of pastoral fields, scattered settlements, and the network of country roads and boundaries that have defined Irish rural life for centuries. Derrygool's position within County Cork places it within a region known for dairy farming, mixed agriculture, and animal husbandry. The broader Cork landscape has been shaped by both natural features and centuries of human settlement and land use.

Like many Irish townlands, Derrygool has a history intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land tenure, and community development. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into small named units, dates back centuries and reflects various phases of Irish history, from medieval lordships through the period of English administrative reorganization. The names and boundaries of townlands preserve historical information about patterns of settlement and land organization.

Derrygool, as a townland in rural Cork, maintains significance as part of the local community's geographic and social fabric. The townland represents continuity with Ireland's rural heritage and continues to be recognized within local administrative divisions and community identity. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Derrygool holds meaning as a place of local belonging and historical connection to Cork's countryside.

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Parroquia

Abbeystrowry

Condado

Cork

Nombre en irlandés

Doire an Ghuail

Baronía

Carbery West (E.D.)

Valuation Office Records

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

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9 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
Derrygool
Irlandés
Doire an Ghuail
Parroquia
Abbeystrowry
Baronía
Carbery West (E.D.)
Condado
Cork