539
Registros censales
105
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 290
- Hogares
- 54
- Personas
- 249 -14.1%
- Hogares
- 51 -5.6%
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Kilcogy is a small townland located in County Cavan in the province of Ulster in northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cavan, a county known for its drumlin topography—gently rolling hills formed during the last ice age. The area is characterized by a patchwork of fields, hedgerows, and small woodlands typical of rural Ulster, with numerous small lakes and waterways that reflect the region's high rainfall and glacial heritage. Like many townlands in Cavan, Kilcogy is a dispersed settlement with houses and farms scattered across the countryside rather than concentrated in a village center, a pattern common throughout rural Ireland.
The history of Kilcogy, like much of County Cavan, is intertwined with the broader narrative of Ulster and Ireland. The region has been shaped by the various settlements and territorial divisions that characterized medieval and early modern Ireland, as well as by the English plantations and land reorganizations that followed. Townlands such as Kilcogy preserve ancient territorial divisions that often date back centuries, with their names frequently derived from Irish language origins, though the exact historical details of individual townlands are often sparse in the historical record.
As a small rural townland, Kilcogy's significance lies primarily in its role within the local agricultural community and the wider social fabric of County Cavan. Like many Irish townlands, it serves as a geographic and administrative unit that helps structure rural life and local identity. The townland system remains an important feature of Irish geography and heritage, even as rural communities have experienced significant changes due to modernization, emigration, and shifts in agricultural practices over recent decades.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cill Chóige
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Baronía
Clanmahon
- 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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- Clanmahon
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