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Kilbeheny, Comté de Limerick

District

Kilbeheny

Comté de Limerick

9

Townlands

883

Registres de recensement

174

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
491
Foyers
92
1911 Recensement
Personnes
392 -20.2%
Foyers
82 -10.9%

À propos

Kilbeheny is a small rural district located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. The area forms part of the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, characterized by the undulating terrain typical of the region's agricultural lands. The district sits within an area of mixed farming countryside, with rolling fields, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlements that give it the quiet, pastoral character common to many parts of inland Limerick. Like much of the county, the landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use, with small villages and townlands interspersed throughout the region.

The area has deep historical roots stretching back into Ireland's medieval and early modern periods, as is the case with many Irish townlands. Kilbeheny, like numerous small districts throughout Limerick, likely derives its name from Irish language origins, though detailed historical records specific to the district can be limited in public sources. The broader region of Limerick has a rich history connected to Anglo-Norman settlement, the development of the medieval city of Limerick, and the agricultural traditions that have sustained rural communities for generations. The parish structures and townland divisions that characterize modern Kilbeheny reflect administrative patterns established over several centuries.

For residents and the wider Limerick community, Kilbeheny represents part of the fabric of rural Irish life, contributing to the county's identity as a predominantly agricultural region. The district is connected to neighboring villages and towns through local roads, linking it to broader community networks and services. As with many small rural areas in Ireland, Kilbeheny reflects both the continuity of traditional rural settlement patterns and the contemporary challenges facing farming communities and small townlands in the modern era. The area remains significant to those with family connections and local heritage, and it exemplifies the dispersed pattern of rural settlement that characterizes much of inland Limerick.

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Comté

Limerick

Juridiction

République d'Irlande

Années de recensement

1901, 1911

Townlands

9 townlands enregistrées

Emplacement du district

OpenStreetMap

Détails

District
Kilbeheny
Comté
Limerick
Irlandais
Luimneach
Juridiction
République d'Irlande