40
Registros censales
6
Hogares
1
Año del censo
- Personas
- 40
- Hogares
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Murrooghkilly is a small townland located in County Clare in the mid-west of Ireland. Like many townlands in the region, it sits within the broader landscape of the Burren and surrounding areas, characterized by limestone hills, scattered farms, and rural settlements. The townland is situated in a part of County Clare that reflects the typical topography of the region—a mix of pastoral fields, stone walls, and the distinctive karst landscape for which the area is known. The terrain and climate have traditionally shaped how communities in this area have lived and worked, with agriculture and local farming practices defining settlement patterns for centuries.
As with most Irish townlands, Murrooghkilly's history is bound up with the broader historical developments of County Clare and the wider region. The townland system itself is a legacy of medieval and early modern Irish and Anglo-Irish administration, with townlands representing traditional divisions of land that predate modern county boundaries. The area would have been touched by the various movements and upheavals that characterized Irish history, from medieval Gaelic settlement patterns through the Norman period and into the early modern era. Like neighboring communities, Murrooghkilly's residents would have experienced the significant changes brought by the Famine period and subsequent emigration that marked nineteenth-century Ireland.
Today, Murrooghkilly remains a rural townland within County Clare's farming landscape. Like many such communities in the region, it serves as a geographic and social marker for local residents, maintaining connections to traditional land divisions and local identity. The townland name itself, as with many in Ireland, likely derives from Irish language origins, reflecting the linguistic and cultural heritage of the region. While not widely documented in major historical records, Murrooghkilly represents the kind of small rural settlement that forms the backbone of County Clare's countryside and contributes to the character and continuity of rural Irish communities.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Muiriúch Cille
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Baronía
Burren
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