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- Personnes
- 6,566
- Foyers
- 1,080
- Personnes
- 1,394 -78.8%
- Foyers
- 296 -72.6%
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- 1,330 -4.6%
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- 293 -1%
À propos
Kilbride is a small rural district located in County Cavan in the northwest of Ireland's province of Ulster. The area is situated within the distinctive landscape of the Irish midlands, characterized by rolling hills, drumlin formations, and numerous small lakes and waterways that are typical of the region. The countryside around Kilbride reflects the agricultural character of County Cavan, with pastoral farmland, hedgerows, and woodland interspersed throughout the townland. The district's setting is representative of the broader landscape of central Ulster, marked by modest elevations and a network of small roads connecting scattered rural settlements and villages.
The history of Kilbride, like many townlands in County Cavan, is tied to the medieval ecclesiastical landscape of Ireland. The name "Kilbride" derives from the Irish "Cill Bhríde," referring to the church of Saint Bridget, indicating the area's significance as a site of early Christian settlement and worship. The district reflects the broader historical patterns of County Cavan, which experienced the typical cycles of Gaelic Irish settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and later plantation-era developments. Much of the visible heritage of the area consists of modest ruins and archaeological sites rather than major monuments, a pattern common to many rural Irish townlands.
Kilbride functions primarily as a rural residential and agricultural community within County Cavan. Like many small districts in the region, it serves as home to farming families and contributes to the local agricultural economy. The area's significance is largely rooted in its role within the broader fabric of rural County Cavan life rather than as a site of major industrial or commercial development. For residents of the district, Kilbride represents continuity with the region's long-established patterns of settlement and land use, connecting present-day communities to centuries of Irish rural heritage.
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Juridiction
République d'Irlande
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Années de recensement
1821, 1901, 1911
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