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Registros censales
4
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 3
- Hogares
- 1
- Personas
- 8 +166.7%
- Hogares
- 3 +200%
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Lissatotan is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural area characterized by the pastoral landscape typical of this region, with fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads dotting the countryside. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of County Limerick, which is known for its agricultural heritage and the presence of the River Shannon to the west. The terrain in this part of Limerick is generally rolling, with a mix of arable and grazing land that has sustained farming communities for centuries.
As with most Irish townlands, Lissatotan has roots extending back through medieval and early modern Irish history. Townlands themselves are an ancient system of land division in Ireland, many of which can be traced back centuries through historical records and land surveys, particularly the Down Survey of the 17th century and the later Ordnance Survey. The name Lissatotan likely derives from Irish language origins, as do most Irish place names, though the specific etymology would require specialist linguistic research to confirm with certainty.
Lissatotan, like many rural townlands in County Limerick, would have been home to farming families whose livelihoods depended on the land. The townland represents the kind of small-scale rural settlement that has been central to Irish community life, where neighbors lived in close proximity and often shared common interests in maintaining local roads, schools, and social structures. Today, such townlands continue to form the basic administrative and social units of the Irish countryside, even as rural populations have shifted and evolved over recent decades.
The significance of Lissatotan lies primarily in its representation of traditional Irish rural settlement patterns and its place within the broader tapestry of County Limerick's communities. While it may not be known for dramatic historical events or major landmarks, townlands like Lissatotan are important to understanding how Irish rural society was organized and how local identity and community bonds were maintained across generations in the Irish countryside.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Lios an Tóiteáin
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Baronía
Connello Lower
- 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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