37
Registros censales
8
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 19
- Hogares
- 4
- Personas
- 18 -5.3%
- Hogares
- 4 0%
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Suckfield is a small townland located in County Roscommon in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the midlands, characterized by rolling countryside, pastureland, and the network of rivers that define the region's hydrology. The area is part of the wider Roscommon landscape, which features a mix of agricultural land, woodland, and small settlements typical of rural Ireland. The townland's name likely derives from the River Suck, a significant waterway in the region that flows through County Roscommon and eventually joins the Shannon, making geographical references to water features common in Irish place names.
Like many Irish townlands, Suckfield represents a unit of land division with deep historical roots in the Irish administrative system. Townlands are among the smallest geographical divisions in Ireland and have been used for centuries to organize and reference land holdings. The history of Suckfield would be intertwined with broader patterns of land use, settlement, and social change in County Roscommon, from medieval times through the period of English colonial administration and into the modern era. The townland system itself reflects centuries of Irish and Anglo-Norman influence on the landscape and its organization.
Suckfield, like many rural townlands in Ireland, would have been primarily associated with agricultural activity and small-scale farming communities. The local significance of such townlands lies largely in their role as markers of community identity and land tenure, serving as reference points for residents and in land records. Today, townlands like Suckfield remain important to local heritage and genealogical research, as they help people trace family connections and understand the historical geography of their regions. For those with roots in County Roscommon, townland names carry cultural and personal significance beyond their administrative function.
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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