82
Registros censales
15
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 46
- Hogares
- 8
- Personas
- 36 -21.7%
- Hogares
- 7 -12.5%
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Kilva is a small townland situated in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that reflects centuries of settlement patterns and local geography. The townland lies within the broader landscape characteristic of County Cork, an area known for its rolling countryside, agricultural land, and proximity to various rivers and waterways that have historically shaped settlement and economic activity in the region.
The townland's name, like many Irish place names, carries historical significance rooted in the Irish language. Kilva, derived from the Irish "Cill" (meaning church), suggests the presence of an early Christian settlement or monastic site, reflecting the widespread influence of early Christianity across Ireland from the medieval period onward. Many Irish townlands with "Kil-" prefixes mark the locations of early churches or ecclesiastical foundations, indicating that such sites often became focal points for local communities and subsequent settlement patterns.
Kilva, as with most Irish townlands, would have played a modest but important role in local rural life over the centuries. Townlands traditionally served as the primary unit of land organization and community identity in rural Ireland, organizing the landscape for purposes of agriculture, local governance, and social cohesion. Residents of Kilva would have maintained historical connections to the land through farming and other rural occupations, maintaining the character of the Cork countryside that remains largely agricultural and pastoral to the present day.
Today, Kilva remains part of the living landscape of County Cork, contributing to the county's rich tapestry of small communities and townlands. While many Irish townlands have experienced significant demographic changes in recent generations, places like Kilva continue to represent the deep historical layers embedded in the Irish countryside and the enduring connection between people, place names, and land use patterns that characterize rural Ireland.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cill Mhá
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Baronía
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
134 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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