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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 49
- Foyers
- 8
- Personnes
- 47 -4.1%
- Foyers
- 8 0%
À propos
Bofickil is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cork's varied topography, characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the typical green countryside that defines much of the region. Like many Irish townlands, Bofickil represents a historical administrative division of land that dates back centuries, with boundaries often reflecting patterns of settlement and land use that evolved over generations. The townland system remains an important part of Irish geographic and cultural identity, even as many such places are small and primarily rural in character.
The history of Bofickil, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader historical patterns of County Cork and Ireland more generally. The area would have experienced the various waves of settlement, land ownership changes, and social transformations that shaped rural Ireland over centuries. Like other townlands in Cork, Bofickil's history likely reflects the impacts of historical events such as land redistributions, the effects of the Great Famine, and the gradual evolution from subsistence to modern agricultural practices. Townland names themselves often carry linguistic and historical significance, typically derived from Irish language roots or earlier settlement patterns, though detailed local histories of individual small townlands are not always extensively documented.
Today, Bofickil functions as part of the rural fabric of County Cork, contributing to the agricultural and natural heritage of the region. The townland remains primarily agricultural and residential in character, consistent with the broader pattern of Cork's countryside. For local residents and those with family connections to the area, townlands like Bofickil hold cultural and personal significance as markers of local identity and heritage. The preservation and recognition of townland names and boundaries continues to be important for genealogical research, local history, and maintaining connections to Ireland's distinctive geographic and cultural landscape.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Both Mhicil
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Baronnie
Bear
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
89 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Bofickil
- Irlandais
- Both Mhicil
- Paroisse
- Kilcatherine
- Baronnie
- Bear
- Comté
- Cork