253
Registros censales
63
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 128
- Hogares
- 31
- Personas
- 125 -2.3%
- Hogares
- 32 +3.2%
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Lenish is a small townland located in County Down in Northern Ireland, situated in the southeastern part of the county. The townland forms part of the broader landscape characteristic of this region, which is dominated by rolling countryside interspersed with farmland and rural settlements. Like many townlands in County Down, Lenish represents one of thousands of administrative divisions that emerged from historical land organization systems in Ireland, each typically comprising several hundred acres. The surrounding area is connected to the wider network of County Down's diverse terrain, which ranges from coastal areas to inland agricultural zones.
The history of Lenish, like many Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the patterns of settlement and land division that developed over centuries. Townlands in County Down reflect the complex layering of Irish, Norman, and English influence on the landscape, with their names and boundaries often traceable to medieval and early modern administrative arrangements. While specific documented events related solely to Lenish may be limited, the townland would have experienced the broader historical trajectories that shaped County Down, including the impacts of plantation policies, agrarian changes, and the evolution of rural Irish communities.
As a rural townland in County Down, Lenish remains primarily agricultural in character, with local significance rooted in farming traditions and rural community life. The townland, like others in the region, would have historically served as a fundamental unit of local identity and land tenure for farming families. Today, such townlands continue to be recognized in official records, maps, and local geographic references, though many have seen demographic shifts associated with rural depopulation and modernization of Irish society.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Baronía
Iveagh Upper, Lower Half
- 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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