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Registros censales
8
Hogares
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Año del censo
- Personas
- 44
- Hogares
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Oldcastle is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of south-central Ireland, characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural terrain typical of the Cork region. Like many Irish townlands, Oldcastle represents a historic territorial division of the countryside, reflecting patterns of land organization that date back centuries. The area is part of the wider countryside network that includes dispersed farmsteads, field systems, and rural infrastructure that define much of County Cork's landscape.
The history of Oldcastle, as with many Cork townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical narrative of Ireland and the region. County Cork has experienced significant historical events spanning from medieval times through the colonial period and into modern independence. Townlands like Oldcastle would have been shaped by various land tenures, agricultural practices, and the social structures that organized rural Irish society. The name itself, typical of English-influenced townland nomenclature, likely reflects changes in land administration and settlement patterns that evolved across different historical periods.
As a rural townland, Oldcastle would have served primarily as an agricultural area supporting local farming communities. The significance of such townlands to their surrounding regions lies in their role as the basic unit of land organization in Ireland, each with distinct boundaries and identities within the parish and barony systems. Today, townlands like Oldcastle remain important reference points for local identity and heritage, though many experience the challenges of rural depopulation and land-use change common across contemporary Ireland.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Seanchaisleán
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Baronía
Muskerry East
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
43 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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