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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 130
- Foyers
- 23
- Personnes
- 141 +8.5%
- Foyers
- 29 +26.1%
À propos
Crag is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. Situated in the Dingle Peninsula area, it occupies a rural setting characteristic of much of inland Kerry, with rolling hills and open countryside typical of this part of Munster. The landscape is predominantly pastoral, with fields used for sheep and cattle grazing, and the terrain reflects the broader geographical features of the peninsula, which is marked by mountain ranges and river valleys. Like many Irish townlands, Crag is a dispersed settlement rather than a concentrated village, with houses and farmsteads scattered across the countryside.
The history of Crag, as with many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical movements that shaped County Kerry and the wider Irish landscape. The area has been inhabited for centuries and reflects the patterns of settlement, land use, and social organization that evolved through the medieval period and into more recent times. The townland structure itself is a legacy of historical land division systems used throughout Ireland, many of which have their roots in medieval and early modern administrative practices. Like much of Kerry, the region experienced the various upheavals of Irish history, from the Anglo-Norman period through the changes brought by successive land reforms and social transformations.
As a rural townland, Crag's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living agricultural and cultural landscape of County Kerry. The townland maintains the traditions of rural Irish farming communities, and residents continue to be connected to the land through pastoral farming practices. Crag, like other Kerry townlands, represents an important element of Irish rural heritage and identity, preserving aspects of traditional settlement patterns and community life that distinguish Ireland's countryside from its urban centers.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Chraig
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Baronnie
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
57 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Crag
- Irlandais
- An Chraig
- Paroisse
- Castleisland
- Baronnie
- Trughanacmy
- Comté
- Kerry