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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 9
- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 6 -33.3%
- Foyers
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À propos
Foilmore is a small townland located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland sits within the wider landscape of the Dingle Peninsula area, characterized by rugged coastal terrain, rolling hills, and dramatic Atlantic coastal scenery. The landscape surrounding Foilmore is typical of west Kerry, with moorland, scattered farmsteads, and stone walls marking field boundaries. The peninsula's geography has historically influenced settlement patterns and land use, with communities like Foilmore developing in areas that balanced access to both land and sea resources.
The townland, like many rural areas across County Kerry, has a history rooted in traditional Irish agriculture and small-scale farming. The area's development reflects broader patterns of Irish rural settlement, where families maintained holdings across generations and communities were organized around parish structures and local kinship networks. The landscape itself bears traces of this long occupation, visible in the pattern of fields, stone walls, and the distribution of houses across the countryside. Kerry's history encompasses periods of significant social and economic change, from the pre-famine era through land reform movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, which would have shaped communities like Foilmore.
Today, Foilmore remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the quiet character of many small communities on the Iveragh Peninsula. The area's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the local community fabric, maintaining traditions of rural life and contributing to the cultural and social identity of the broader region. Like much of rural Kerry, the townland is situated within an area of considerable natural beauty that has become increasingly important for tourism and outdoor recreation, though the townland itself remains primarily residential and agricultural in character.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Fhaill Mhór
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Baronnie
Iveragh
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
6 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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