187
Registros censales
38
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 150
- Hogares
- 32
- Personas
- 37 -75.3%
- Hogares
- 6 -81.3%
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Knockbarragh is a small townland located in County Carlow in the province of Leinster in southeast Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Carlow region, which is characterized by rolling countryside interspersed with agricultural land and small settlements. Like many Irish townlands, Knockbarragh represents a traditional administrative division of land that has its origins in medieval Ireland, though the exact boundaries and designations have evolved over centuries. The surrounding area is typical of the midlands and southeast, with a mix of pasture, tillage, and woodland, connected by a network of rural roads that link various settlements and townlands.
The history of Knockbarragh, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader historical patterns of County Carlow, including periods of Gaelic lordship, Norman settlement, and the Anglo-Irish landlord system. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language roots, suggesting something of the landscape or historical significance of the area. Townlands such as Knockbarragh formed the basis of local identity and land organization, even as larger baronies and parishes provided administrative frameworks for governance and church organization throughout the medieval and early modern periods.
As a rural townland in the contemporary period, Knockbarragh remains part of the agricultural and rural character of County Carlow. The local community would historically have depended on farming and related activities, and this remains an important feature of the area today. Like many rural townlands, it may not have substantial built infrastructure or population centers of its own, but rather serves as a geographic and social reference point for the broader community of the region. The preservation of townland names and boundaries continues to be important to local identity and the understanding of Irish rural history and geography.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cnoc Beirrigh
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Baronía
Forth
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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