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Comté de Cork

Localité

Cappaleigh North

An Cheapach Liath Thuaidh

29

Registres de recensement

5

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
10
Foyers
2
1911 Recensement
Personnes
19 +90%
Foyers
3 +50%

À propos

Cappaleigh North is a small townland located in County Cork in the southern part of Ireland. The townland is situated in the barony of Barrymore, in the eastern portion of the county. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural area characterized by the gently rolling terrain and pastoral landscape typical of this region of Munster. The surrounding countryside features agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads that reflect the predominantly agricultural character of the area. The townland's location within County Cork places it in a region of considerable natural diversity, with proximity to both upland areas and the fertile river valleys that have historically supported farming and rural settlement.

The history of Cappaleigh North is tied to the broader patterns of Irish rural settlement and land use that developed over centuries. Like other townlands in the region, it emerged as a named geographic unit during the period of Anglo-Norman influence and subsequent English administrative organization of Irish territory. The name itself, like many Irish place names, reflects the linguistic heritage of the Irish language, though the townland has existed within English administrative frameworks for several hundred years. The area would have been shaped by the same historical forces that affected rural County Cork, including changes in land ownership, agricultural practices, and social structures across the medieval and early modern periods.

Cappaleigh North remains today a quiet rural townland with limited commercial development, as is typical of many small settlements in Ireland's countryside. The area is primarily residential and agricultural in character, with its significance lying in its contribution to the broader fabric of rural Cork life and community. For residents and those with connections to the townland, it represents part of the distinctive cultural and geographic identity of County Cork's eastern regions. The townland, while small and relatively inconspicuous on a national scale, forms part of the intricate network of named places that constitute Ireland's uniquely detailed geographic and administrative system.

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Paroisse

Kilcaskan

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

An Cheapach Liath Thuaidh

Baronnie

Bear

Valuation Office Records

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

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14 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
Cappaleigh North
Irlandais
An Cheapach Liath Thuaidh
Paroisse
Kilcaskan
Baronnie
Bear
Comté
Cork