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Skibbereen Rural, Comté de Cork

District

Skibbereen Rural

Comté de Cork

40

Townlands

3,021

Registres de recensement

501

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
1,554
Foyers
250
1911 Recensement
Personnes
1,467 -5.6%
Foyers
251 +0.4%

À propos

Skibbereen is located in West Cork, in the southwestern region of Ireland, positioned along the Ilen River valley in a landscape characterized by rolling hills, fertile agricultural land, and proximity to the Atlantic coast. The district sits within the broader Skibbereen Electoral Area and benefits from its position near several coastal villages and the market town of Skibbereen itself. The terrain is typical of rural southwest Cork, with a mixture of farmland, hedgerows, and woodland, while the region's temperate maritime climate supports pastoral farming and forestry. The proximity to both inland valleys and coastal areas has historically shaped settlement patterns and economic activities in the district.

The history of Skibbereen Rural is intertwined with the broader history of County Cork and Ireland. The area, like much of West Cork, has deep roots in Irish rural life and agriculture. The district was significantly affected by the Great Famine of the 1840s, which caused widespread hardship and emigration from the region. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the area developed as a rural farming community, with small holdings and agricultural production forming the backbone of the local economy. The Skibbereen area also has connections to the Irish independence movement and local history tied to the wider struggles of rural Ireland.

Skibbereen Rural serves as an important agricultural and residential hinterland to the nearby market town, which functions as a service center for the wider district. The community maintains traditional rural character while gradually adapting to contemporary needs, with activities centered on farming, small business, and local services. The landscape itself, with its river valleys and coastal access, continues to support both farming and increasingly, rural tourism and recreational activities. Local institutions, schools, and community organizations remain vital to maintaining social cohesion in the dispersed rural population.

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Comté

Cork

Juridiction

République d'Irlande

Années de recensement

1901, 1911

Townlands

40 townlands enregistrées

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Détails

District
Skibbereen Rural
Comté
Cork
Irlandais
Corcaigh
Juridiction
République d'Irlande

Registres de recensement

1901 1911 | Rechercher toutes les personnes →

Townlands

40
Abbeystrowry Amorane Bunlick Carrigfadda Carrigfadda, part of (Rural) Coolnagarrane Coomageehy Coomnageehy Coronea Coronea, part of (Rural) Creagh Curragh Deelish Derreendangan Derrygereen Derrygool Drisheen Gortnacloghy part of (Rural) Gortnaclohy Gortshanecrone Highfield Inishbeg (Island) Innisbeg Knockataggart Licknavar Lurrica Lurriga Mallavonea Maulbrack Munnig North Munnig South Munning North Munning South Old Court Oldcourt Poundlick Russagh Russaugh Smorane Tooreennasillane