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- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 23 +43.8%
- Foyers
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À propos
Flintfield is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. The area is situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula or surrounding regions of County Kerry, characterized by the rugged terrain typical of this part of Munster. Like many Kerry townlands, Flintfield would be defined by rolling hills, patchwork fields divided by stone walls and hedgerows, and the proximity to both pastoral and moorland environments. The townland's name itself suggests historical settlement patterns, with "Flint" possibly referring to flint stone resources or earlier inhabitants, though the exact etymology requires local historical research for confirmation.
The townland, like others throughout County Kerry, reflects centuries of Irish land use and settlement history. Flintfield would have been shaped by various historical periods including the Gaelic Irish period, Norman influences, and the English plantation era. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish landscape into these small administrative and geographical units, was further formalized during the medieval and early modern periods. Local families would have occupied and worked the land across generations, their presence marked in place names, field boundaries, and oral traditions passed through the community.
As a rural Kerry townland, Flintfield's character would be defined by agricultural and pastoral traditions. The local community would have sustained itself through farming, with the landscape shaped by traditional land management practices. Like many Irish townlands, it likely contains remnants of historical settlement including old houses, field systems, and possibly archaeological sites of interest. The tight-knit nature of rural Kerry communities means that townlands like Flintfield often maintain strong local identity and historical memory, even as populations have shifted with emigration and economic change.
Flintfield represents the cultural and geographical fabric of County Kerry, contributing to the region's distinctive character. Understanding individual townlands helps illustrate how Irish rural identity is organized at the local level and how landscape, history, and community have been interwoven across generations. For residents and those researching Kerry's heritage, townlands like Flintfield serve as important reference points for understanding local geography, genealogy, and the historical development of rural Irish society.
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Nom irlandais
Ceapaigh Uí Fhloinn
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Baronnie
Magunihy
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
14 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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