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Comté de Waterford

Paroisse

Kilgobnet

Cill Ghobnait

42

Localités

2,019

Registres de recensement

353

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
1,337
Foyers
239
1911 Recensement
Personnes
682 -49%
Foyers
114 -52.3%

À propos

Kilgobnet is a small parish located in County Waterford in the province of Munster, situated in the southeastern part of Ireland. The parish forms part of the broader landscape of the Waterford region, which is characterized by rolling hills, fertile agricultural land, and proximity to river valleys. The area's geography reflects the typical features of southeast Ireland, with a mix of farmland, small settlements, and rural communities. The parish sits within the wider ecclesiastical and administrative structures that have long shaped Irish rural life.

The parish has roots extending back into Ireland's medieval and early Christian periods, as parishes were primarily established as ecclesiastical divisions tied to the Catholic Church's organizational structure. Like many Irish parishes, Kilgobnet's history is intertwined with the broader historical developments of County Waterford, including the Anglo-Norman invasion, the establishment of the landed gentry system, and the various social and religious upheavals that marked Irish history from the medieval period through to modern times. The parish would have experienced the significant religious and social changes of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation eras.

Today, Kilgobnet remains a part of the living Catholic parish structure in County Waterford, serving the spiritual and community needs of its residents. Like many rural Irish parishes, it likely functions as a center of community life, with the local church serving as a focal point for religious observance, social gatherings, and local events. The parish represents the continuity of Irish rural Catholic communities and their adaptation to contemporary life, even as demographic changes and modernization have transformed many aspects of rural Irish society.

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Comté

Waterford

Baronnie

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Nom irlandais

Cill Ghobnait

Localités

42 localités

Griffith's Valuation

National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)

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1,470 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 32 townlands (1830s-1850s).

Top Surnames

Whelan 85 Power 71 Walsh 56 Fitzgerald 56 Flynn 43 Dunford 40 Tobyn 38 McGrath 33 Dee 31 Burke 31

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Emplacement de la paroisse

Kilgobnet OpenStreetMap

Détails

Anglais
Kilgobnet
Irlandais
Cill Ghobnait
Baronnie
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Registres de recensement

Localités 42