399
Registros censales
103
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 204
- Hogares
- 51
- Personas
- 195 -4.4%
- Hogares
- 52 +2%
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Grangegeeth is a small townland located in County Meath in the province of Leinster, in the eastern part of the Republic of Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of the Boyne Valley region, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and scattered rural settlements. The terrain is typical of the Meath countryside, with a mix of grassland used for farming and patches of woodland. The Boyne River, one of Ireland's most historically significant waterways, flows through the wider region, shaping both the physical geography and the historical narrative of the area.
The history of Grangegeeth is intertwined with the broader history of County Meath, an area with deep roots in Irish prehistory and medieval history. Like many Irish townlands, Grangegeeth's name derives from Irish placename elements, with "Grange" suggesting a historical connection to monastic or agricultural settlements, as grange-type place names often indicate lands associated with religious communities or farming establishments. The townland would have been part of the feudal and agricultural systems that characterized rural Ireland through the medieval and early modern periods, though specific detailed records of Grangegeeth itself may be limited in readily available historical sources.
Today, Grangegeeth remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of County Meath and much of rural Ireland. The community is primarily engaged in agricultural pursuits, maintaining the farming traditions that have defined the landscape for generations. The townland is connected to the wider local community through parish structures and proximity to larger nearby settlements. Its significance lies in being part of the fabric of rural Irish life and the Boyne Valley heritage area, contributing to the agricultural economy and cultural continuity of the region, even as modern Ireland continues to evolve around these traditional settlements.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gráinseach na Gaoithe
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Baronía
Slane Upper
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
5 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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