38
Registros censales
5
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 13
- Hogares
- 2
- Personas
- 25 +92.3%
- Hogares
- 3 +50%
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Dromrastill is a small townland situated in County Cork in the Munster region of Ireland. The townland lies in the southwestern part of the county, an area characterized by rolling countryside, pastoral farmland, and the typical landscape features of rural Cork. Like many Irish townlands, Dromrastill represents one of the smallest administrative divisions of land in Ireland, a legacy of historical land organization that dates back centuries. The surrounding region is dotted with similar small settlements and agricultural communities that form the fabric of Cork's rural heritage.
The history of Dromrastill, like much of rural Cork, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish land use, settlement, and social change. The townland system itself reflects medieval and early modern organizational practices, though the specific historical development of Dromrastill would have been shaped by local landholding patterns, agricultural practices, and the various social upheavals that affected Cork throughout the centuries, including the Plantation period and subsequent changes in land ownership. The name itself, like many Irish townland names, likely derives from Irish language origins, providing insight into the linguistic heritage of the area.
As a small rural townland, Dromrastill would have been primarily engaged in agricultural activity, a characteristic of most Cork townlands. The community would have been sustained by farming families whose livelihoods depended on the land and its productivity. Today, Dromrastill remains part of the living countryside of County Cork, contributing to the agricultural and cultural identity of the region. While it may not be widely known beyond local circles, Dromrastill represents the everyday heritage and continuity of Irish rural life, embodying the connection between people, land, and community that characterizes townland settlements throughout Cork and Ireland more broadly.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Drom Rastail
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Baronía
Duhallow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
16 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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