71
Registros censales
13
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 37
- Hogares
- 6
- 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
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Scairtín
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Baronía
Muskerry East
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
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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