94
Registros censales
19
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 42
- Hogares
- 9
- Personas
- 52 +23.8%
- Hogares
- 10 +11.1%
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Knockballymartin is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of Cork's varied terrain, characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural lands typical of the region. The townland's name, like many Irish place names, carries historical and linguistic significance, with "Knock" deriving from the Irish word "cnoc" meaning hill, suggesting the elevated or hilly nature of the locality. The area is situated in a part of Cork that experiences the temperate maritime climate common to Ireland's southern regions, with regular rainfall supporting the green pastures and farmland that dominate the landscape.
As with many Irish townlands, Knockballymartin's history is intertwined with the broader history of Cork and Ireland. Townlands themselves represent an ancient administrative division system in Ireland, and they remain significant units in Irish geography and cultural identity despite their small size. The area would have been shaped by centuries of agricultural settlement, and like much of rural Cork, it has been influenced by the region's complex history involving Anglo-Norman settlement, the Plantation period, and the subsequent development of rural Irish communities. The survival of the townland name itself reflects the persistence of local identity and the deep historical roots of Irish place nomenclature.
Today, Knockballymartin remains a quiet rural locality, representative of the many small townlands that comprise the fabric of Cork's countryside. It contributes to the agricultural and pastoral character of its surrounding area, with local land use likely devoted to farming and small-scale rural pursuits. The significance of such townlands to their communities lies partly in their role as markers of local identity and connection to place, even as larger administrative and economic structures have become increasingly important in Irish life. For those with family connections to the area, such townlands carry genealogical and ancestral importance, connecting modern generations to their Irish heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cnoc Bhaile Mháirtín
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Baronía
Duhallow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
47 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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