19
Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 14
- Foyers
- 2
- Personnes
- 5 -64.3%
- Foyers
- 1 -50%
À propos
Gibbonstown is a small townland located in County Meath in the province of Leinster in the east of Ireland. The area is situated within the broader landscape characteristic of County Meath, which is known for its relatively low-lying terrain, fertile agricultural land, and a mix of woodland and open countryside. Like many townlands in this region, Gibbonstown forms part of a patchwork of rural settlements that have shaped the character of Meath for centuries. The townland would typically be home to a number of dispersed houses and farms rather than a concentrated village settlement, as is common across the Irish countryside.
The name Gibbonstown, like many Irish townland names, likely derives from a family name or historical landowner, with the "town" suffix reflecting the townland designation rather than indicating an urban settlement. County Meath has a rich and complex history spanning from prehistoric times through the medieval period to the present day, and individual townlands like Gibbonstown form part of this broader historical narrative. The area would have been shaped by patterns of Irish land ownership, settlement, and agriculture that evolved over centuries, including the impacts of the Norman invasion, the establishment of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, and later land reforms.
Gibbonstown, as a rural townland, is primarily significant to its local community as part of the fabric of everyday life in County Meath. The townland represents the kind of small-scale settlement that characterizes much of rural Ireland, where community identity is often tied to local geographic divisions and to shared agricultural or social activities. While it may not have major monuments or internationally recognized features, Gibbonstown contributes to the cultural and social identity of the broader parish and baronial divisions of which it forms a part.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile Ghiobúin
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Baronnie
Fore
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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