148
Registros censales
33
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 126
- Hogares
- 28
- Personas
- 22 -82.5%
- Hogares
- 5 -82.1%
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Listarkin is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. It forms part of the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, pastoral farmland, and the intricate network of river valleys that define much of Munster's topography. The townland sits within the county's rural interior, where agriculture and traditional settlement patterns have long shaped the character of the local environment. Like many Irish townlands, Listarkin represents a unit of land division with historical roots extending back centuries, and it remains integrated into the everyday geography of its local community.
The history of Listarkin, as with many Cork townlands, is woven into the broader narrative of Irish rural settlement and land use. Townlands in this region typically originated during the medieval and early modern periods, reflecting patterns of Gaelic and Anglo-Norman occupation. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely carries linguistic significance rooted in Irish or Old English, though specific documentation about Listarkin's earliest history may be limited in readily accessible sources. The area would have experienced the various transitions that affected rural Cork over centuries, including changes in land ownership and agricultural practice.
Listarkin today functions as part of the living rural landscape of Cork, where farming communities maintain traditional ways of life alongside contemporary developments. The townland contributes to the pastoral character of its surrounding region and remains connected to local parish structures and community networks. Like many small Irish townlands, it represents continuity with Ireland's historical land divisions and settlement patterns, even as the broader region adapts to modern economic and social changes. Its significance lies primarily in its role as part of Cork's rural heritage and as a place where local families and landholders maintain their connection to the Irish countryside.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Lios Torcáin
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Baronía
Carbery West (E.D.)
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
235 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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