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Condado de Carlow

Localidad

Haroldstown

Baile Eireoil

41

Registros censales

9

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
13
Hogares
2
1911 Censo
Personas
28 +115.4%
Hogares
7 +250%

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Haroldstown is a small townland located in County Carlow in the province of Leinster in southeast Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Carlow region, which is characterized by gently rolling terrain interspersed with agricultural land, woodlands, and river valleys. Like many Irish townlands, Haroldstown represents a historical land division that has shaped settlement patterns and property boundaries for centuries. The area's geography is typical of inland Carlow, with a mix of pastoral farmland and the natural features that have long supported rural communities in the region.

The townland system in Ireland dates back centuries and reflects patterns of settlement and land organization that evolved through medieval times and into the modern era. Haroldstown, like other townlands in County Carlow, bears a name with historical roots, though the specific origins and early history of this particular townland are part of the broader narrative of Carlow's development as a county with significant Anglo-Norman influence and subsequent Irish settlement patterns. The name structure suggests historical connections to Anglo-Norman settlers, a presence that was strong throughout County Carlow from the medieval period onward.

As a rural townland, Haroldstown remains primarily agricultural in character, with farming constituting the main land use and economic activity in the area. The townland serves as part of the interconnected network of rural communities that characterize inland County Carlow, contributing to the region's pastoral landscape and agricultural heritage. Like many small Irish townlands, Haroldstown maintains its significance as a geographic and administrative division, even as broader patterns of rural life and land use continue to evolve across Ireland's countryside.

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Parroquia

Haroldstown

Condado

Carlow

Nombre en irlandés

Baile Eireoil

Baronía

Rathvilly

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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14 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Haroldstown
Irlandés
Baile Eireoil
Parroquia
Haroldstown
Baronía
Rathvilly
Condado
Carlow