520
Registres de recensement
59
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 392
- Foyers
- 39
- Personnes
- 128 -67.3%
- Foyers
- 20 -48.7%
À propos
Churchground is a small townland located in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The townland is characterized by the rolling hills and pastoral countryside typical of this part of County Kerry, with green fields, stone walls, and scattered rural settlement patterns. Like many Irish townlands, Churchground represents a traditional territorial division of land that dates back centuries and continues to serve as a geographic reference point for residents and local administration. The landscape reflects the agricultural heritage of the region, with small farms and traditional field boundaries shaping the visual character of the area.
The townland's name itself suggests historical ecclesiastical significance, as the "church" element indicates an association with religious buildings or church lands that may date to medieval times or earlier. Many Irish townlands derive their names from historical landmarks, including churches, monasteries, and other ecclesiastical structures that served as focal points for local communities. While specific details about Churchground's founding or early history may be limited in readily available records, such naming patterns are consistent with how Irish settlement and land organization developed over centuries. The townland would have been shaped by patterns of land tenure, religious organization, and local community life typical of rural Kerry.
Today, Churchground remains part of the living fabric of rural County Kerry, contributing to the region's cultural and social identity. The townland and its surrounding area continue to be home to farming families and represent the persistence of rural Irish community life. For residents and those with ancestral connections to the area, townlands like Churchground serve important functions in genealogy, local history, and cultural identity. The townland's existence reflects the enduring importance of traditional land divisions in Irish geography and administration, even as the broader landscape and community have evolved through modernization and social change.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile an Teampaill
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Baronnie
Glanarought
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
76 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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