81
Registros censales
15
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 51
- Hogares
- 9
- Personas
- 30 -41.2%
- Hogares
- 6 -33.3%
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Toor is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape characteristic of mid-Limerick, an area marked by gentle rolling terrain, agricultural land, and scattered settlements typical of rural Ireland. The townland is situated in a region that transitions between the more fertile river valleys and the slightly elevated ground that characterizes much of the county's interior. Like many Irish townlands, Toor represents one of thousands of small land divisions that form the basic cadastral units of the Irish landscape, each with its own distinct identity and local significance.
The history of Toor, like much of County Limerick, is rooted in Ireland's long and complex past. The region has been shaped by various periods of settlement, from early Celtic inhabitants through Norman influence and the subsequent Anglo-Irish period. Townlands in Limerick frequently have origins traceable to medieval divisions of land, though precise historical documentation for smaller settlements like Toor can be limited. The area would have experienced the broader historical currents that affected Limerick throughout the centuries, including the land divisions and social structures that characterized rural Ireland through the medieval period and into the modern era.
Toor's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the rural fabric of County Limerick and its community of residents. As a townland, it serves as a geographic and social reference point for local inhabitants and in historical and genealogical records. The agricultural character of the area means that farming has traditionally been central to the life and economy of the townland. For those researching Irish family history or genealogy, townlands like Toor provide important administrative divisions that help locate ancestral origins, making them valuable reference points in understanding Irish settlement patterns and heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Tuar
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Baronía
Coshlea
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
13 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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