63
Registros censales
11
Hogares
1
Año del censo
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- 63
- Hogares
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Drom is a small townland located in County Cork in the southern province of Munster, Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the River Blackwater system that shapes much of the region's geography. Like many Irish townlands, Drom is a rural settlement of modest size, typical of the dispersed pattern of habitation found throughout County Cork. The landscape in this part of Cork consists primarily of pastoral farmland interspersed with hedgerows, stone walls, and patches of woodland, reflecting centuries of agricultural use.
The history of Drom, like that of most Irish townlands, reflects the broader patterns of settlement, land tenure, and social change that have characterized rural Cork over many centuries. Townlands such as Drom originated in medieval times and were further formalized during the English conquest and plantation period, serving as administrative units for land measurement and taxation. The townland system remains a distinctive feature of Irish geography and local identity, even though administrative functions have largely transferred to larger civil divisions in the modern era.
Drom is part of a wider network of rural communities that have traditionally depended on agriculture and local trade. The townland would have been home to farming families whose livelihoods were tied to the land through generations. Today, like many rural Irish townlands, Drom represents an important connection to local heritage and historical continuity, even as modern life and economic changes have transformed traditional patterns of rural living. The area's significance lies largely in its role as part of Cork's rich tapestry of local communities and its preservation of the townland system that remains culturally important to Irish identity.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Drom
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Baronía
Carbery East (W.D.)
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
249 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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