87
Registros censales
15
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 45
- Hogares
- 9
- Personas
- 42 -6.7%
- Hogares
- 6 -33.3%
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Dunbyrne is a small townland located in County Kildare in the province of Leinster in Ireland's east-central region. The townland is situated in the broader landscape of north Kildare, an area characterized by relatively gentle, rolling countryside typical of the Irish midlands. The landscape around Dunbyrne comprises farmland, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlements, forming part of the patchwork of agricultural communities that have shaped this region for centuries. Like many Irish townlands, Dunbyrne represents a traditional land division unit, the smallest administrative area in the Irish system of land organization, reflecting centuries of historical settlement patterns and land tenure.
The history of Dunbyrne, like that of many Kildare townlands, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish rural life, land ownership, and settlement. The townland system itself has medieval and earlier origins, though the specific recorded history of Dunbyrne would be connected to local landlord families, agricultural practices, and the impact of major historical events such as the plantation period and subsequent land reforms. The area would have experienced the transitions common to rural Kildare during the 19th and 20th centuries, including changes in farming methods, emigration patterns, and shifts in population distribution as Ireland modernized.
Dunbyrne remains primarily an agricultural and residential area, with its significance lying in its role as part of the living rural fabric of County Kildare. Today, the townland serves as home to local farming families and contributes to the county's continued agricultural heritage. While it may not host major historical monuments or widely known attractions, Dunbyrne holds local significance as a place of settlement, land use, and community identity for those who live and work there. The townland exemplifies the quiet continuity of rural Irish life and the importance of these small administrative units in maintaining connection to landscape and local heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Dún Brain
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Baronía
Connell
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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