37
Registres de recensement
9
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 17
- Foyers
- 4
- Personnes
- 20 +17.6%
- Foyers
- 5 +25%
À propos
Blackhorse is a small townland located in County Wexford in the southeastern corner of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that has been in use for centuries. The townland lies within the broader landscape of County Wexford, a county known for its fertile agricultural land, river valleys, and proximity to the Irish coast. The area is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of southeastern Ireland, with a mixture of farmland, hedgerows, and small settlements scattered throughout the countryside.
The history of Blackhorse, like that of most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the agricultural and social structures that have defined rural Ireland for generations. Townlands such as Blackhorse were historically important units of land measurement and administration, used for property ownership, taxation, and local governance. The name itself, common in Ireland, likely derives from a public house or notable landmark rather than reflecting any specific historical event. The townland would have been shaped by the broader historical events affecting County Wexford, including the Anglo-Norman settlement, the Plantation period, and later agricultural and industrial changes.
As a rural townland in County Wexford, Blackhorse remains part of the living landscape of the county today, though like many small rural settlements in Ireland, it reflects the gradual demographic and economic shifts of modern rural life. The townland continues to be connected to local community structures, parish organizations, and regional identity. For those with genealogical ties to the area, townlands like Blackhorse represent important anchors for family history research, as historical records often reference these precise geographic units.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Capall Dubh
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Baronnie
Forth
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
9 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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