161
Registros censales
29
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 87
- Hogares
- 15
- Personas
- 74 -14.9%
- Hogares
- 14 -6.7%
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Magooly is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland is situated in the Muskerry region, an area characterized by rolling countryside, farmland, and moorland typical of inland Cork. The landscape is part of the broader topography of Munster, with the terrain reflecting the geological features common to this part of southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, Magooly represents a small administrative division of land, a legacy of historical land organization that has shaped the Irish countryside for centuries.
The history of Magooly, as with many rural townlands in Cork, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish rural settlement, land use, and agricultural development. The area would have been part of the traditional Gaelic territorial divisions before the imposition of the English administrative system during the Tudor period. Subsequent centuries saw the development of the pastoral and agricultural economy characteristic of the region, with the townland forming part of the local parishes and baronies that organized both religious and secular life. The Irish Famine of the 1840s and the subsequent emigration would have affected communities like Magooly significantly, shaping the demographic and social landscape.
Magooly remains a rural townland where farming and pastoral activities have historically been central to its character and economy. Like many such places in Cork, it retains its importance as part of the local heritage and community identity, with place names and townland divisions maintaining their significance to those with family or ancestral connections to the area. Today, townlands like Magooly serve as important geographic and cultural reference points for residents and descendants, and they remain documented in historical records, maps, and land registries that provide valuable resources for genealogical and historical research.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Maigh Ghuala
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Baronía
Muskerry East
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
54 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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