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Knockaunbrandaun, Comté de Waterford

District

Knockaunbrandaun

Comté de Waterford

15

Townlands

747

Registres de recensement

123

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
359
Foyers
62
1911 Recensement
Personnes
388 +8.1%
Foyers
61 -1.6%

À propos

Knockaunbrandaun is a small rural district located in County Waterford in the southeast of Ireland. Positioned in the Dungarvan area, it forms part of the broader landscape of West Waterford, a region characterized by rolling countryside and agricultural land. The district sits within the natural geography of the Waterford peninsulas, an area known for its varied topography including hills, valleys, and proximity to the Atlantic coastline. Like much of rural Waterford, the landscape is marked by traditional stone walls, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads that reflect centuries of settlement and land management patterns.

The area, like the wider Waterford region, has a history deeply rooted in Irish agricultural tradition and rural community life. County Waterford itself has a long historical record dating back to Norman and medieval times, and its rural districts developed as farming communities integral to the region's economic life. Knockaunbrandaun would have evolved as a townland or district within this broader context, with its character shaped by the demands of pastoral and agricultural pursuits that have sustained rural Irish communities for generations.

The district remains a quiet rural area where traditional community structures and local connections continue to play an important role in daily life. Like many small rural districts in Waterford, it would serve as a center for local farming families and those with roots in the area, contributing to the social fabric of the wider Dungarvan and West Waterford communities. The preservation of such rural districts is often seen as important to maintaining Ireland's cultural heritage and the continuity of rural Irish life, even as modernization and changing economic conditions have transformed many aspects of rural Ireland.

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Knockaunbrandaun

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Comté

Waterford

Juridiction

République d'Irlande

Années de recensement

1901, 1911

Townlands

15 townlands enregistrées

Emplacement du district

OpenStreetMap

Détails

District
Knockaunbrandaun
Irlandais
Port Láirge
Juridiction
République d'Irlande