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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Año del censo
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- Hogares
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Glentrasna is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland lies within the broader landscape of Cork's varied terrain, characterized by rolling hills, fertile valleys, and the typical pastoral countryside that defines much of Munster. Like many Irish townlands, Glentrasna represents a traditional unit of land division with deep historical roots in the Irish landscape. The area would have been shaped by both natural geography and centuries of human settlement, with its name reflecting the Irish linguistic heritage that persists across the county.
The history of Glentrasna, as with many Irish townlands, stretches back through the medieval period and beyond. Townlands in Cork were systematized during the Norman and subsequent English administrative periods, though settlement patterns would have existed long before formal documentation. The townland would have functioned as a basic territorial unit for local families, farming communities, and social organization. County Cork's history of clan territories, monastic influence, and later landlord systems all shaped the development of settlements like Glentrasna, leaving traces in local place names, field patterns, and community structures that persist to this day.
Glentrasna remains part of the living landscape of Cork, representative of the quiet rural townlands that form the backbone of Irish countryside communities. While small and relatively unsung compared to larger towns, such townlands maintain cultural and historical significance for local families and those with ancestral connections to the area. The preservation of these place names and the recognition of townland boundaries reflects the importance of local identity and heritage in Irish communities. For genealogists, historians, and those researching Irish roots, townlands like Glentrasna serve as important reference points in understanding the structure and history of rural Irish settlement patterns.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Gleann Trasna
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Baronía
Kinnatalloon
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
49 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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