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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 27
- Foyers
- 5
- Personnes
- 24 -11.1%
- Foyers
- 5 0%
À propos
Carrons is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, characterized by the rolling countryside typical of the region. Like much of County Limerick, Carrons is situated in an area of agricultural land with mixed farming traditions. The landscape consists of fields, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlements that reflect the pastoral heritage of the Irish countryside. The townland's exact positioning places it within one of Ireland's traditional baronial divisions, connecting it to the administrative and historical structures that have shaped the region over centuries.
The history of Carrons, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in the Anglo-Norman land divisions established in medieval times. The townland system itself represents a distinctive Irish organizational method, with each townland typically comprising several hundred acres. Carrons would have been part of the broader patterns of settlement, land tenure, and community organization that developed across Limerick from the medieval period onward. The region experienced significant changes during the Tudor and Stuart periods, and later during the time of the Great Famine in the 1840s, events that shaped the demographic and social character of rural Limerick communities.
Today, Carrons remains a quiet rural townland with limited commercial infrastructure, as is typical of many such settlements in Ireland's countryside. The area continues to be defined by agriculture and small-scale farming activities. For local residents and families with connections to the townland, Carrons represents part of their heritage and identity, linking them to generations of ancestors who lived and worked on the land. The townland serves as an important geographic marker in local knowledge and family history, particularly for those researching Irish genealogy or exploring their roots in County Limerick.
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Nom irlandais
Na Cairne
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Baronnie
Shanid
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
13 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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