13
Registros censales
3
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 9
- Hogares
- 2
- Personas
- 4 -55.6%
- Hogares
- 1 -50%
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Gortnagashel is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster region of southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a historic land division that reflects centuries of settlement patterns and administrative organization. The townland is situated within the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the complex network of valleys and waterways typical of Ireland's southern counties. The wider region around Gortnagashel contains evidence of both ancient and medieval settlement, with the landscape shaped by generations of farming and land management practices.
The history of Gortnagashel, as with most Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical developments of County Cork. Townlands themselves originated from Gaelic territorial divisions and were formalized during the Norman period and subsequent English administrative reforms. The name Gortnagashel likely derives from Irish language roots, as is common with Cork placenames, reflecting the area's Gaelic heritage. The townland would have been affected by the major historical events that shaped Cork, including the plantations of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Cromwellian period, and the various land redistributions that followed.
Like many rural Irish townlands, Gortnagashel today represents a quiet, agricultural part of Cork's countryside. It serves as part of the intricate patchwork of townland divisions that remain important for land registration, local identity, and historical research in Ireland. The townland system, while sometimes appearing obscure to outsiders, continues to hold significance for residents, genealogists, and those studying Irish heritage. Gortnagashel, though small and not widely known beyond its immediate locality, exemplifies the way Ireland's landscape is organized and the deep historical roots embedded in even the smallest rural communities.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gort na gCaiseal
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Baronía
Carbery West (W.D.)
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
6 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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