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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Año del censo
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- 18
- Hogares
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Kilteel Upper is a townland located in County Kildare in the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. It sits within the barony of Naas and is part of the broader Kildare landscape, which is characterized by rolling plains and agricultural land. The townland is situated in a region that has been shaped by both natural geography and human settlement patterns over many centuries. Like much of County Kildare, the area is relatively low-lying and historically dependent on farming and pastoral activities, with the landscape reflecting the typical mixed agricultural use common to the Irish midlands.
The history of Kilteel Upper is intertwined with the broader history of County Kildare and its pattern of land division. Townlands in Ireland are ancient territorial divisions that often reflect medieval and earlier land organization systems. Kilteel Upper, as with many Irish townlands, represents this long-standing division of the landscape. The name itself, like other place names in the region, likely derives from Irish linguistic roots, though the specific etymology would require specialized local historical research. The area would have been subject to the various phases of Irish history, from early Christian settlement through to the Norman presence and subsequent English administration.
Kilteel Upper, as a rural townland, remains primarily agricultural in character. Its significance to the local community lies in its role as part of the working landscape of County Kildare, contributing to the region's farming heritage and food production. Like many Irish townlands, it serves as a geographic reference point for local residents and as a unit of cultural and administrative identity. The townland system itself remains important to Irish heritage and local knowledge, even as modern administrative structures have layered additional governance over these ancient divisions.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cill Chéile Uachtarach
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Baronía
Salt South
- 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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