204
Registros censales
34
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 99
- Hogares
- 15
- Personas
- 105 +6.1%
- Hogares
- 19 +26.7%
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Mountcoal is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The area is characterized by the rugged, rolling terrain typical of Kerry's interior, with moorland, bog, and pastoral fields defining much of the local geography. The townland forms part of a rural community where scattered settlements and traditional stone walls pattern the countryside, and the landscape reflects the natural features common to this part of southwest Ireland with its maritime climate and dramatic topography.
As with many Irish townlands, Mountcoal has deep historical roots extending back centuries. Townlands in Ireland served as fundamental administrative and social units, often tied to Gaelic chieftains and later to Anglo-Norman landholding patterns. The name itself, like many in Kerry, likely derives from Irish language origins, reflecting the area's Celtic heritage. The region has long been shaped by agriculture and pastoral farming, with families maintaining connections to the land across generations in the manner typical of rural Irish communities.
Mountcoal remains a quiet, largely residential townland without major industrial or commercial infrastructure. Its significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living fabric of rural Kerry society, where such townlands continue to serve as important markers of identity, land ownership, and community affiliation. The area contributes to the preservation of traditional Irish rural life and landscape character that defines much of County Kerry's appeal and cultural importance.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Cnoc an Ghuail
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Baronía
Clanmaurice
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
97 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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