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Registres de recensement
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 41
- Foyers
- 9
- Personnes
- 35 -14.6%
- Foyers
- 9 0%
À propos
Ashfort is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, an area characterized by rolling countryside interspersed with farmland and rural settlements. Like much of County Limerick, Ashfort's geography reflects the transition between the fertile plains of the Golden Vale and the more rugged terrain to the south and west. The townland itself is typical of Irish rural areas, with scattered houses and farm buildings spread across the landscape, connected by country roads that link it to nearby villages and the broader regional network.
The history of Ashfort, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the patterns of settlement, land use, and social change that have shaped the Irish countryside over centuries. Townlands in Ireland serve as the smallest official geographical divisions and often contain historical significance related to early settlements, tribal territories, and later agricultural development. Ashfort would have been part of the broader history of County Limerick, including the various periods of Gaelic chieftaincy, Anglo-Norman influence, and the subsequent development of the English system of land administration and property ownership.
Ashfort remains primarily an agricultural and residential townland with the character typical of rural Limerick. Its significance is rooted in the everyday life of the local farming community and the continuity of rural settlement patterns that have defined the Irish landscape. Like many townlands, it serves as a reference point for local identity and heritage, anchoring families to particular places through generations. The townland's role in the local community reflects the broader importance of these small geographical units in Irish life, where they continue to function as meaningful markers of place and belonging in the rural landscape.
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Eanach an Róistigh
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
27 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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