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Comté de Kerry

Localité

Dromhale

Drom Tháil

38

Registres de recensement

11

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
20
Foyers
5
1911 Recensement
Personnes
18 -10%
Foyers
6 +20%

À propos

Dromhale is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and varied topography typical of Kerry's countryside, with moorland, pasture, and scattered farmland forming the primary landscape features. Like much of the peninsula, Dromhale experiences the temperate maritime climate of southwestern Ireland, with significant rainfall throughout the year supporting the green pastoral countryside that defines the region. The townland's position within Kerry places it in an area rich with natural beauty, from nearby coastal features to inland mountain vistas.

As a townland, Dromhale represents the traditional administrative divisions of rural Ireland that have persisted since medieval times. These small territorial units served historical purposes for land management, taxation, and community organization, and many continue to define local identity and geographic reference points even in the modern era. The Kerry region itself has a deep historical legacy stretching back to Celtic settlement, early Christian monasticism, and subsequent Anglo-Norman influence, though detailed local records specific to individual townlands like Dromhale are often sparse in readily available sources. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical movements that affected Kerry, including land tenure changes, emigration patterns, and agricultural development.

The local community of Dromhale, like many rural Kerry townlands, is built on agricultural traditions and strong community bonds typical of Irish rural society. Farming, particularly sheep and cattle raising, has historically formed the economic foundation of such areas. The townland would be home to several families and farms, with residents maintaining connections to the wider parish and local market towns. Today, Dromhale remains part of the living landscape of Kerry, where traditional ways of life persist alongside modern developments, and where the townland name continues to serve as a point of local geographic and social reference for its residents and the broader community.

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Paroisse

Killarney

Comté

Kerry

Nom irlandais

Drom Tháil

Baronnie

Magunihy

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
Dromhale
Irlandais
Drom Tháil
Paroisse
Killarney
Baronnie
Magunihy
Comté
Kerry