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Comté de Sligo

Localité

Culleens

An Coillín

1,167

Registres de recensement

226

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
572
Foyers
113
1911 Recensement
Personnes
595 +4%
Foyers
113 0%

À propos

Culleens is a small townland located in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Sligo region. The townland forms part of the rural countryside that characterizes much of County Sligo, an area known for its dramatic natural features including mountains, valleys, and coastal areas. Like many Irish townlands, Culleens represents a traditional administrative division of land that has existed for centuries, forming part of the local geographic and social fabric of the county.

The history of Culleens, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the long settlement patterns of Ireland. The townland system itself originated in medieval times and became formalized during the Tudor and Stuart periods as a means of organizing and administering land. County Sligo's history encompasses periods of Gaelic settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and the various transformations that Irish rural society has undergone over centuries. Culleens would have been subject to the same historical forces that shaped the broader region, including land distribution, estate management, and the social changes accompanying Irish independence and modern development.

Culleens, like many rural Irish townlands, serves as part of the agricultural and community infrastructure of County Sligo. The townland contributes to the character of the local area through its landscape and the people who live and work there. In the context of contemporary Ireland, small townlands such as Culleens maintain cultural and geographic significance as markers of local identity and heritage, even as rural communities continue to experience demographic and economic changes typical of modern Ireland.

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Paroisse

Kilglass

Comté

Sligo

Nom irlandais

An Coillín

Baronnie

Tireragh

Valuation Office Records

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

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1 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
Culleens
Irlandais
An Coillín
Paroisse
Kilglass
Baronnie
Tireragh
Comté
Sligo