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Townlands
1,410
Registres de recensement
267
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 726
- Foyers
- 138
- Personnes
- 684 -5.8%
- Foyers
- 129 -6.5%
À propos
Riverstown is a small village located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The village sits in the fertile landscape of mid-Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, pastoral farmland, and numerous river valleys that define much of the region's geography. The countryside surrounding Riverstown is typical of rural Cork, with stone walls dividing fields, hedgerows, and a network of country roads connecting small settlements. The landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use, with dairy farming and mixed farming being traditional economic activities in the area.
The village has roots extending back through Irish history, as is common with many settlements in Cork that developed around crossroads, fords, or other strategic locations. Like many rural Irish villages, Riverstown's development has been shaped by its position within the broader social and economic history of Cork, including periods of significant emigration that affected rural communities throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The village would have evolved gradually as a local service center for the surrounding farming population.
Riverstown, like many villages of its size in rural Cork, serves as a community hub for the immediate area. The village would have traditionally housed essential services and businesses catering to the local agricultural population. Today, it represents the type of small rural settlement that faces ongoing challenges common to such communities in Ireland, including population changes and the need to maintain local services and amenities. The village remains part of the social and cultural fabric of mid-Cork, contributing to the character of the broader region.
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République d'Irlande
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1901, 1911
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