220
Registros censales
40
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 117
- Hogares
- 21
- Personas
- 103 -12%
- Hogares
- 19 -9.5%
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Knockbarry is a small townland situated in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. Located in the Munster province, this rural area is part of the broader landscape of Cork's countryside, characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the typical undulating terrain of South Munster. The townland exists within the network of small settlements and rural communities that define much of Cork's interior, where farming has historically been the primary economic activity. The broader region benefits from a temperate maritime climate and soil conditions suitable for pastoral and agricultural pursuits.
Like many Irish townlands, Knockbarry represents a unit of local geography that has been recognized since medieval times and formalized through the Irish land surveying system. The townland system itself is a distinctive feature of Irish geography, with thousands of small named divisions across the island, each carrying cultural and historical significance to local populations. These divisions have served important administrative, legal, and social functions throughout Irish history, helping to organize communities and facilitate land management.
The area, like much of rural Cork, would have been shaped by the broad historical patterns affecting Irish rural life—including the influence of the Gaelic Irish system, Anglo-Norman settlement, the experience of colonial rule, and the profound changes brought by the Great Famine of the 1840s. The townland remains part of the living landscape of Cork, connected to the county's agricultural heritage and rural cultural identity. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Knockbarry represents part of the intricate tapestry of named places that gives Cork's countryside its distinctive character and local meaning.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cnoc an Bharraigh
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Baronía
Orrery and Kilmore
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
120 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Orrery and Kilmore
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