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À propos
Attiquin is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the southern province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The townland is part of the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and the natural drainage patterns typical of southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, Attiquin represents one of thousands of small geographic divisions that historically organized settlement and land use across the Irish countryside. The region's topography includes the gentle hills and river valleys that define much of Cork's geography, with soil types and climate conditions suitable for pastoral farming and forestry.
The history of Attiquin, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the patterns of settlement, land division, and social organization that developed over centuries. Townlands in Ireland date back to medieval and pre-medieval times, representing the smallest official unit of land division in the country. These divisions often reflect ancient Irish territorial arrangements and were later systematized during English administrative reforms. The townland system became particularly formalized during the nineteenth century through various land surveys and the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, which documented and mapped these divisions in detail.
Attiquin, like numerous rural Cork townlands, would have been shaped by agricultural traditions, local family histories, and the broader historical events affecting Ireland. The area would have experienced the agricultural cycles, land tenure systems, and economic patterns common to rural Cork, including the significant changes brought about by the Great Famine of the 1840s and subsequent social transformations. As a small townland in a predominantly rural region, its development reflects the patterns of emigration, land consolidation, and changing rural demographics that characterized much of Ireland from the nineteenth century onward.
Today, Attiquin remains part of the intricate tapestry of Cork's rural townlands, contributing to the local sense of place and community identity. For residents and those with family connections to the area, townland names carry cultural and genealogical significance, serving as important reference points in local history and ancestry. The townland system, though largely administrative now, continues to be recognized in Irish life and remains valuable for those researching family history, local heritage, and the geographical organization of the Irish countryside.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Áit Tí Mhic Mhaigheag
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Baronnie
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Áit Tí Mhic Mhaigheag
- Paroisse
- Ballyoughtera
- Baronnie
- Imokilly
- Comté
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