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Comté de Kildare

Localité

Blackdown

An Cnoc Dubh

44

Registres de recensement

10

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
20
Foyers
5
1911 Recensement
Personnes
24 +20%
Foyers
5 0%

À propos

Blackdown is a small townland located in County Kildare in the province of Leinster, in the east-central part of Ireland. The townland is situated in a gently rolling landscape characteristic of much of County Kildare, an area known for its agricultural heritage and pastoral terrain. Like many Irish townlands, Blackdown represents a historical administrative division that once had clearer boundaries and significance in local life. The broader region is relatively accessible to Dublin and forms part of the midlands corridor, though it remains a quiet rural area dominated by farmland, hedgerows, and small residential properties scattered across the countryside.

The history of Blackdown, like that of many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader story of County Kildare, which has seen settlement and land use patterns evolving over centuries. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into small named areas, dates back through various historical periods and reflects patterns of medieval and early modern land organisation. County Kildare itself has long been important agriculturally and was historically significant in the development of the Irish horse-breeding industry. Blackdown would have been part of local farming communities that sustained themselves through traditional rural practices.

The townland today retains its character as a primarily agricultural area, typical of rural Kildare. Like many such small areas, it may contain scattered houses, farm buildings, and field boundaries that reflect both modern and historical land use. The significance of Blackdown to the local community lies in its role as part of the broader rural fabric of the county, contributing to local identity and the continuity of rural life in the region. For those with family connections to the area, townlands such as Blackdown serve as important references in genealogical research and local heritage, maintaining links to ancestral lands and community history.

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Paroisse

Kilteel

Comté

Kildare

Nom irlandais

An Cnoc Dubh

Baronnie

Salt South

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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25 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

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

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Détails

Anglais
Blackdown
Irlandais
An Cnoc Dubh
Paroisse
Kilteel
Baronnie
Salt South
Comté
Kildare