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Condado de Kerry

Localidad

Rossmore Island

An Ros Mór

137

Registros censales

27

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
79
Hogares
14
1911 Censo
Personas
58 -26.6%
Hogares
13 -7.1%

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Rossmore Island is a townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, positioned within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The townland sits within the coastal and inland terrain characteristic of Kerry, an area known for its dramatic topography, rugged coastlines, and verdant agricultural land. Like many Irish townlands, Rossmore Island represents a traditional administrative and geographical division of land that has persisted from medieval times, though the term "island" in its name does not necessarily indicate it is surrounded by water, as such nomenclature often derives from historical land divisions or earlier geographical conditions that may no longer apply.

The history of Rossmore Island, like much of County Kerry, is intertwined with the broader story of Irish settlement, land tenure, and community development. The townland system itself was formalized during the Norman period and later refined under English administration, creating a framework of land organization that structured rural Irish society for centuries. The local community would have been engaged in agricultural pursuits typical of the region, including pastoral farming, and the townland would have formed part of the social and economic fabric of its surrounding parish and barony.

Rossmore Island's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living cultural and geographical heritage of County Kerry. The townland remains a point of reference for local identity and land ownership, and represents the continuity of traditional Irish place names and administrative divisions. For those with ancestral connections to the area, such townlands serve as important geographical anchors for genealogical research and family history. The landscape and settlement patterns of townlands like Rossmore Island offer insight into how rural Irish communities have organized themselves and their land over generations.

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Parroquia

Kilcrohane

Condado

Kerry

Nombre en irlandés

An Ros Mór

Baronía

Dunkerron South

Valuation Office Records

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

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134 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
Rossmore Island
Irlandés
An Ros Mór
Parroquia
Kilcrohane
Baronía
Dunkerron South
Condado
Kerry