96
Registres de recensement
15
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 49
- Foyers
- 8
- Personnes
- 47 -4.1%
- Foyers
- 7 -12.5%
À propos
Garrywilliam is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural settlement situated within the broader landscape of the county, which is characterized by rugged terrain, coastal views, and pastoral farmland. The townland forms part of the complex administrative geography of Kerry, where townlands represent the smallest official divisions of land and typically contain a handful of houses or farms dispersed across the countryside. The region's topography includes rolling hills, bogland, and areas of more intensive agricultural use, creating a landscape that reflects centuries of human settlement and land management.
The history of Garrywilliam, like that of most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader patterns of settlement, land tenure, and social change that have shaped County Kerry over many centuries. The townland system itself has roots extending back to medieval Ireland, with many townlands maintaining their names and general boundaries through the modern era. Garrywilliam's name likely derives from Irish linguistic roots, though the specific etymology reflects the complex linguistic heritage of the region where Irish and English naming conventions have intersected.
As a rural townland in Kerry, Garrywilliam would have been shaped by the agricultural economy that has long dominated the region, with farming families working small holdings and engaging in pastoral activities. Like many similar settlements, it would have experienced the significant social transformations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including emigration, changes in agricultural practice, and the gradual modernization of rural Irish life. The community would have maintained connections to nearby towns and villages that served as commercial and social centers.
Garrywilliam remains part of the living landscape of County Kerry, representing the continuing pattern of small rural settlements that characterize much of inland Kerry. While not widely known as a major tourist destination or historic site, townlands like Garrywilliam form the fundamental fabric of rural Irish communities and maintain their significance as places of residence, land ownership, and local identity. Understanding these small settlements provides insight into how rural Ireland is organized geographically and socially.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Garraí Liam
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Baronnie
Corkaguiny
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
42 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
- Garrywilliam
- Irlandais
- Garraí Liam
- Paroisse
- Stradbally
- Baronnie
- Corkaguiny
- Comté
- Kerry