39
Registros censales
9
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 20
- Hogares
- 4
- Personas
- 19 -5%
- Hogares
- 5 +25%
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Woodpark is a small townland located in County Cork, in the southern province of Munster, Ireland. The townland is situated in the rural landscape characteristic of Cork's inland regions, where rolling hills, farmland, and scattered settlements form the basis of the local geography. Like many Irish townlands, Woodpark represents a historic territorial division of land, a legacy of the country's medieval and early modern administrative systems. The area is typical of Cork's mixed agricultural terrain, with fields and hedgerows creating a patchwork landscape interspersed with smaller residential properties and farms.
The history of Woodpark, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in centuries of settlement and land use patterns. Townlands in Ireland have their origins in various historical periods, with many names reflecting Irish language roots or Norman-English influences. The name Woodpark itself suggests a landscape once characterized by woodland or a managed park area, though the specific historical circumstances of its naming and early settlement would require detailed local historical records to fully establish. The townland would have been shaped by the broader historical movements that affected Cork, including land divisions under the plantation system and subsequent agricultural development.
As a rural townland in modern Cork, Woodpark serves as part of the region's agricultural and residential fabric. The local community would be connected to nearby larger towns and villages that provide services and employment opportunities. Like many small townlands in Ireland today, Woodpark likely experiences the patterns common to rural areas, including a focus on farming, forestry, or small-scale enterprises, alongside residents who commute to larger centers. The townland contributes to the distinctive character of Cork's countryside, maintaining the dispersed settlement pattern that has long defined rural Irish communities.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Páirc na Coille
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Baronía
Duhallow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
9 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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