112
Registros censales
13
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 56
- Hogares
- 7
- Personas
- 56 0%
- Hogares
- 6 -14.3%
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Gowlin is a small townland situated in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, part of one of the country's most rugged and scenic regions. Located in the Dingle Peninsula area, the townland is characterized by the rolling hills, boglands, and coastal landscapes typical of this part of Kerry. The terrain reflects the geological history of the peninsula, with its mixture of moorland, agricultural fields, and rocky outcrops. Like many townlands in this region, Gowlin occupies a modest area and forms part of the broader settlement pattern that has developed across Kerry's countryside over centuries.
The history of Gowlin, as with much of rural Kerry, is intertwined with the broader story of Irish rural life, land use, and community development. Townlands such as Gowlin have their roots in medieval and pre-medieval territorial divisions, though their modern character reflects patterns of settlement and farming that developed over the past several centuries. The area would have been shaped by processes of land division, agricultural practice, and the social structures that governed rural Irish communities, from the period of the Normans through to modern times.
Today, Gowlin remains a quiet rural area that contributes to the character of Kerry's countryside. Like many small townlands, it serves as a fundamental unit of local geography and identity for the people living there and those with family connections to the area. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish landscape into these named units, remains an important part of local heritage and geographical reference, even as rural communities have undergone significant changes in recent decades.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gualainn
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Baronía
Corkaguiny
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
14 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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