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Comté de Wexford

Paroisse

Moyacomb

Maigh Dhá Chonn

11

Localités

608

Registres de recensement

132

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
312
Foyers
69
1911 Recensement
Personnes
296 -5.1%
Foyers
63 -8.7%

À propos

Moyacomb is a small parish located in County Wexford in the southeastern region of Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape of the Wexford countryside, characterized by gently rolling agricultural land typical of the southeast. Like many parishes in this part of Ireland, Moyacomb's landscape is interspersed with traditional field patterns, rural settlements, and the network of small roads that connect scattered farmsteads and villages. The area benefits from the temperate climate of southeastern Ireland, with reasonably fertile soils that have historically supported farming and pastoral activities.

The parish has its roots in Ireland's medieval ecclesiastical structure, when the island was divided into numerous parishes organized around local churches and religious communities. Moyacomb's history is thus intertwined with the Catholic Church's long presence in County Wexford, a county with significant religious heritage. Like other rural parishes throughout Ireland, Moyacomb would have experienced the various transformations brought by historical events including the Reformation, penal laws affecting Catholic communities, and the subsequent religious and social changes that shaped Irish rural society from the medieval period through to modern times.

The parish would have served as a focal point for the local Catholic community, with the parish church functioning as the center of spiritual and often social life for residents across the surrounding townlands. In rural Irish parishes, the church has traditionally been one of the most significant buildings and gathering places, particularly in periods before modern infrastructure and transportation became widespread. The priest serving the parish would have held considerable social standing and influence within the community.

Today, Moyacomb remains part of the ecclesiastical and administrative structure of County Wexford, though like many rural Irish parishes, it reflects broader patterns of demographic change, rural depopulation, and evolving community needs. The parish continues to serve its local population, maintaining its historical connection to the surrounding townlands and sustaining the traditions and religious practices that have characterized rural Irish parish life for centuries.

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Comté

Wexford

Baronnie

Scarawalsh

Nom irlandais

Maigh Dhá Chonn

Localités

11 localités

Griffith's Valuation

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

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276 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 11 townlands (1830s-1850s).

Top Surnames

Doyle 19 Connor 10 Nowlan 9 Young 8 Keogh 8 Byrne 8 Hopkins 7 Cowman 7 Quigly 6 Murphy 6

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

Emplacement de la paroisse

Moyacomb OpenStreetMap

Détails

Anglais
Moyacomb
Irlandais
Maigh Dhá Chonn
Baronnie
Scarawalsh
Comté
Wexford

Registres de recensement

Localités 11