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Killarida is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Iveragh Peninsula. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and coastal features typical of this region of County Kerry, with proximity to both inland farmland and the dramatic Atlantic coastline that defines much of the peninsula's geography. Like many townlands in Ireland, Killarida represents a traditional administrative division of land with deep historical roots, though it remains a quiet, rural settlement rather than a major population center.
The townland, like much of County Kerry, has a history shaped by Irish rural life, agriculture, and the cultural traditions of the Munster province. The area would have been part of the broader historical narrative of County Kerry, including periods of Gaelic Irish settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and the agricultural and social changes of subsequent centuries. Townlands such as Killarida preserve the historical landscape divisions established over centuries, reflecting patterns of land ownership and settlement that evolved through medieval and early modern Ireland.
Killarida's significance is primarily rooted in its role as part of the local rural community and landscape of County Kerry. As with many small Irish townlands, its value lies in its contribution to the character of the region, its agricultural heritage, and its place within the broader cultural and geographic identity of the Iveragh Peninsula and County Kerry. The townland represents the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of rural Ireland, where small clusters of homes and farmsteads are distributed across the landscape rather than concentrated in villages.
Today, Killarida remains part of the living landscape of County Kerry, contributing to the area's rural character and heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the area, the townland carries personal and genealogical significance, while more broadly it forms part of the intricate patchwork of townland names and divisions that characterize the Irish countryside and reflect centuries of settlement and land use patterns.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cill Arada
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Baronía
Iraghticonnor
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
11 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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