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Condado de Cork

Localidad

Rath West

An Ráth Thiar

63

Registros censales

10

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
31
Hogares
5
1911 Censo
Personas
32 +3.2%
Hogares
5 0%

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Rath West is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Cork, an area characterized by undulating countryside, agricultural land, and scattered rural settlements typical of the region's pastoral character. Like many Irish townlands, Rath West forms part of the intricate patchwork of named land divisions that have long organized the Irish landscape, each with its own local identity and community connections.

The name "Rath" derives from the Irish word "ráth," referring to a hill fort or fortified enclosure, suggesting that the area has historical significance dating back to early Irish settlement patterns. Many townlands bearing this name indicate the presence of archaeological features or historical earthworks, though specific details about Rath West's particular historical structures would require local historical records or archaeological documentation. Like much of rural Cork, the townland would have been shaped by centuries of agricultural practice, land tenure changes under various Irish and English governance systems, and the broader social and economic transformations that affected rural Ireland.

Rath West, like other small townlands in County Cork, serves as a geographic and social marker for the local community, helping to identify properties, establish local identity, and maintain connections to place. The townland system remains significant in Irish life, particularly in rural areas, where these divisions continue to appear on maps, in official records, and in the way locals describe their locations and heritage. For those with family connections to the area, the townland name carries cultural and genealogical importance, linking individuals to their ancestral lands and community history.

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Parroquia

Ballyvourney

Condado

Cork

Nombre en irlandés

An Ráth Thiar

Baronía

Muskerry West

Valuation Office Records

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

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

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

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Rath West
Irlandés
An Ráth Thiar
Parroquia
Ballyvourney
Baronía
Muskerry West
Condado
Cork