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Condado de Cork

Localidad

Scarteen

An Scairtín

71

Registros censales

13

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
37
Hogares
6
1911 Censo
Personas
34 -8.1%
Hogares
7 +16.7%

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Scarteen is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the Munster province of southern Ireland. The area forms part of the rolling countryside characteristic of the region, with its landscape shaped by the undulating terrain typical of Co. Cork's agricultural zones. The townland lies within the broader landscape of South Cork, an area known for its combination of farmland, small rural settlements, and the network of minor roads that connect these communities. The topography and climate of the region support pastoral farming, which has historically been central to the area's economy and character.

The history of Scarteen, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in the long settlement patterns of rural Cork. Townlands themselves are among the smallest administrative divisions in Ireland, remnants of ancient Gaelic land divisions that were later formalized under English administrative systems. Scarteen would have formed part of the broader historical development of its barony and parish, with local life shaped by the agricultural cycles, land tenure systems, and social structures that defined rural Irish society from medieval times through to the present day.

Today, Scarteen remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the dispersed settlement pattern found throughout Cork's countryside. Its significance is primarily local, serving as a geographic marker and community identifier for residents in the area. Like many small Irish townlands, it reflects the enduring importance of place-names and local geography in Irish culture and identity, even as rural communities continue to evolve in response to wider economic and social changes affecting agricultural and rural Ireland.

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Parroquia

Donaghmore

Condado

Cork

Nombre en irlandés

An Scairtín

Baronía

Muskerry East

Valuation Office Records

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

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21 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
Scarteen
Irlandés
An Scairtín
Parroquia
Donaghmore
Baronía
Muskerry East
Condado
Cork