133
Registros censales
31
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 31
- Hogares
- 8
- Personas
- 102 +229%
- Hogares
- 23 +187.5%
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Skeagh is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a historic land division system that has shaped the rural landscape for centuries. The townland is situated in an area characterized by the rolling terrain typical of Cork's countryside, with agricultural land interspersed with small settlements and traditional Irish rural features. The broader region encompasses various parishes and baronies that reflect Ireland's complex administrative history.
The townland system, to which Skeagh belongs, has deep roots in Irish history, with origins tracing back through the medieval period and earlier. These divisions served important functions in land organization, taxation, and local governance throughout Irish history. Skeagh, like many Cork townlands, would have been part of estates and parish structures that evolved through various periods of Irish rule and land ownership patterns. The name itself, derived from Irish, reflects the Gaelic heritage of the region.
As a rural townland in Cork, Skeagh would have historically been primarily agricultural in character, with farming communities forming the backbone of local life. The broader area of Cork has a rich tradition of farming, livestock raising, and rural crafts that sustained communities for generations. The townland's significance lies largely in its role as part of the intricate patchwork of rural Irish communities that maintained cultural continuity and local identity across centuries of change.
Today, Skeagh remains part of Cork's rural heritage landscape, representing the continuing importance of the traditional townland system to Irish identity and community organization. Like many such places, it serves as a reminder of Ireland's agricultural past and the enduring structure of rural settlement patterns. For those with family connections to the area or those interested in Irish genealogy and local history, townlands like Skeagh provide important reference points for understanding the geographic and social organization of Irish rural life.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Sceach
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Baronía
Carbery West (E.D.)
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
95 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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