68
Registros censales
11
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 34
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 34 0%
- Hogares
- 5 -16.7%
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Tooreens is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, positioned within the Dingle Peninsula region. The area is characterized by the rugged and scenic landscape typical of this part of Kerry, with rolling hills, farmland, and moorland that define the local terrain. The townland's location places it in proximity to other settlements of the peninsula while maintaining the rural, sparsely populated character common to inland areas of County Kerry. The landscape reflects the Atlantic maritime influence and the challenging topography that has shaped settlement patterns throughout the region for centuries.
The Dingle Peninsula has a rich history spanning from prehistoric times through the medieval period and into modern times. Like many townlands in Kerry, Tooreens would have been shaped by the broader historical currents affecting the region, including Gaelic settlement patterns, the influence of the Catholic Church, and later English colonial administration. Townlands themselves represent an administrative and social unit that developed over centuries, dividing the Irish landscape into manageable local areas with distinct identities within their communities. The names of townlands, often derived from Irish language origins, frequently reflect local geographic features, historical figures, or land ownership patterns.
As a rural townland, Tooreens would have served traditionally as a focus for agricultural life and pastoral farming, the primary economic activity in inland areas of Kerry. The community would have been connected through shared land use, local institutions such as the parish church, and the informal networks that bind rural Irish communities together. Today, like many such townlands, it represents part of the cultural and geographic heritage of Kerry, maintaining its place in the local administrative and social framework even as rural Ireland continues to experience significant demographic and economic changes.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Na Tuairíní
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Baronía
Dunkerron South
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
14 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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