116
Registres de recensement
30
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 61
- Foyers
- 16
- Personnes
- 55 -9.8%
- Foyers
- 14 -12.5%
À propos
Coolyhane is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape characteristic of Cork's rural interior, an area defined by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the intricate network of small settlements that dot the Irish countryside. Like many Cork townlands, Coolyhane's exact boundaries and features are part of the detailed cadastral system that organizes rural Ireland, though it remains relatively modest in size and population. The landscape surrounding the area reflects the typical Cork terrain, with patchwork fields separated by hedgerows and stone walls, interspersed with small streams and drainage patterns that shape the local hydrology.
The history of Coolyhane, like that of many Irish townlands, is rooted in the Anglo-Norman and medieval administrative divisions that organized Irish land. Townlands such as Coolyhane originated as units of land measurement and organization, often containing several houses and their associated agricultural holdings. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish linguistic roots, though the specific etymology would require specialist research to confirm with certainty. The area has been inhabited and worked as farmland for centuries, forming part of Cork's rich agricultural heritage and the broader story of Irish rural settlement patterns.
Today, Coolyhane remains primarily an agricultural and residential townland, home to farming families and those who choose to live in Cork's countryside. The townland contributes to the local community structure, which relies on nearby larger villages and towns for services and commerce. For residents and local historians, townlands like Coolyhane represent important markers of Irish geographic and cultural identity, preserving historical place names and maintaining connections to ancestral lands. The townland, like countless others across Ireland, embodies the enduring pattern of rural Irish life and the deep historical continuity of settlement in the Cork landscape.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Cúil Liatháin
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Baronnie
Muskerry West
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
15 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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