44
Registros censales
11
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 24
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 20 -16.7%
- Hogares
- 5 -16.7%
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Dunkelly is a small townland located in County Cork in the southern province of Munster, Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of Cork's diverse terrain, characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the rural countryside typical of inland Cork. The townland is part of the wider civil parish system that has historically organized Irish settlements, and it represents the kind of modest rural place that comprises much of Ireland's townland geography. Like many Cork townlands, Dunkelly would have evolved as a local geographic and administrative unit, with its boundaries and identity shaped by centuries of Irish and Anglo-Norman settlement patterns.
The history of Dunkelly, like that of most Irish townlands, is deeply intertwined with the broader historical forces that shaped Cork and Ireland as a whole. The area would have been influenced by the Gaelic Irish traditions and later by Anglo-Norman and English colonial settlement and land management systems. Townlands such as Dunkelly emerged as recognizable units during various periods of Irish and English administration, serving practical purposes for land division, taxation, and local organization. The name itself, like many Irish townland names, likely derives from Irish language roots, though the exact historical origins specific to Dunkelly would require detailed local historical research to establish with certainty.
Rural townlands like Dunkelly form the backbone of Cork's agricultural and community heritage. They represent the spaces where generations of families have lived, worked the land, and maintained local connections and traditions. While Dunkelly may not be widely known beyond its immediate region, it is significant as part of the intricate patchwork of settlements that characterize rural Cork. These small townlands remain important to the people who inhabit them and contribute to the cultural and historical identity of the county, preserving the lived experience of rural Irish life across generations.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Dún Cille Meánach
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Baronía
Carbery West (W.D.)
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
37 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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