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Comté de Wexford

Localité

Castleworkhouse

Caisleán Mhurchú

21

Registres de recensement

6

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
8
Foyers
3
1911 Recensement
Personnes
13 +62.5%
Foyers
3 0%

À propos

Castleworkhouse is a small townland located in County Wexford in the southeast of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's rural hinterland. The townland is positioned in a region characterized by rolling countryside typical of southeastern Ireland, with mixed agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlements. Like many Irish townlands, Castleworkhouse represents a unit of land division that dates back centuries, forming part of the patchwork of named localities that structure the rural landscape of Wexford.

The name "Castleworkhouse" itself suggests a historical connection to both defensive structures and utilitarian buildings, reflecting patterns of settlement and land use common throughout Irish history. The townland would have developed within the broader context of Wexford's medieval and early modern history, a county with significant Norman influence and later Tudor and Stuart development. As with many rural Wexford townlands, the area has experienced the long-term demographic and economic shifts that have characterized Irish rural communities, particularly the transition from agricultural self-sufficiency to more specialized farming and the general decline in rural population through the modern period.

Castleworkhouse, like most Irish townlands, remains primarily agricultural in character, with the landscape dominated by farms, field systems, and rural residences. The townland is part of the intricate network of small communities that constitute rural Wexford, where historical memory, land ownership, and local knowledge continue to hold significance for residents and families with connections to the area. Its importance lies less in dramatic historical events than in its role as a lived space within the county's rural fabric, representing the countless small localities that form the foundation of Irish rural heritage and community identity.

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Paroisse

Tintern

Comté

Wexford

Nom irlandais

Caisleán Mhurchú

Baronnie

Shelburne

Valuation Office Records

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

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8 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
Castleworkhouse
Irlandais
Caisleán Mhurchú
Paroisse
Tintern
Baronnie
Shelburne
Comté
Wexford