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Condado de Meath

Localidad

Neillstown

378

Registros censales

87

Hogares

3

Años del censo

1821 Censo
Personas
226
Hogares
43
1901 Censo
Personas
81 -64.2%
Hogares
21 -51.2%
1911 Censo
Personas
71 -12.3%
Hogares
23 +9.5%

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Neillstown is a small townland located in County Meath in the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. The area is situated in the broader landscape of County Meath, a region known for its agricultural heritage and historical significance. Like many Irish townlands, Neillstown represents a distinctly Irish administrative division, a tradition dating back centuries. The landscape of County Meath is characterized by rolling countryside, pastoral fields, and rural settlement patterns typical of the Irish midlands, with numerous small villages and townlands scattered throughout the region.

County Meath has a rich historical background stretching back to prehistoric times, with significant archaeological sites such as Newgrange and other passage tombs representing some of Europe's most important ancient monuments. While Neillstown itself is a smaller locality within this broader historical context, it reflects the long human occupation and settlement patterns characteristic of the county. The area's development has been shaped by the typical patterns of Irish rural settlement, with land use primarily focused on agriculture and pastoral farming. The townland system, of which Neillstown is a part, was formalized during various periods of Irish administrative reorganization and remains an important part of local geographic and cultural identity.

Neillstown, like many rural townlands in County Meath, serves as a discrete geographical and social unit within the broader community structure. The local community would have connections to nearby villages and towns that serve as central points for services, commerce, and social gathering. Understanding places like Neillstown provides insight into the granular level of Irish rural geography and how communities are organized at the townland level, even as larger administrative and economic structures shape contemporary life in the region.

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Parroquia

Ardbraccan

Condado

Meath

Baronía

Navan Lower

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Detalles

Inglés
Neillstown
Parroquia
Ardbraccan
Baronía
Navan Lower
Condado
Meath