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Camp is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated in the Dingle Peninsula region. The area is characterized by rugged coastal and semi-rural landscape typical of this part of County Kerry, with rolling hills and proximity to the Atlantic coast. The townland sits within the broader barony system that historically organized Kerry's administrative divisions, and it remains part of the local Dingle Peninsula community. The landscape reflects the region's combination of farming land, natural vegetation, and dramatic weather patterns influenced by its coastal location in southwest Ireland.
The history of Camp, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in centuries of settlement and land use patterns that developed under both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman influences. The townland system itself represents a distinctive Irish territorial organization that developed over centuries and remains the smallest official administrative division in Ireland today. Camp would have been shaped by these broader historical patterns affecting County Kerry, including periods of English rule, land dispossession, and cultural persistence. The area's evolution reflects the wider narrative of rural Irish communities navigating significant historical transitions.
As a small townland, Camp maintains the character typical of rural Kerry settlements, where community identity often centers on local connections, agricultural heritage, and family ties that span generations. The region has been influenced by broader rural demographic changes affecting Ireland, including agricultural modernization and population shifts toward larger urban centers. The townland remains part of the living landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, contributing to the cultural and geographical fabric of County Kerry through its residents and local heritage. For those with family roots in the area, such townlands hold particular significance as markers of ancestral connection and identity.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Campa
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Baronnie
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
22 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
- Camp
- Irlandais
- An Campa
- Paroisse
- Castleisland
- Baronnie
- Trughanacmy
- Comté
- Kerry
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Registres historiques du recensement
1 non liésCes registres de recensement correspondent au nom Camp mais n'ont pas pu être automatiquement liés à cette localité. Le nom historique peut désigner une rue, une subdivision ou une ancienne limite qui n'existe plus comme unité distincte.
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