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Comté de Kerry

Localité

Glanshearoon

Gleann Séathrúin

66

Registres de recensement

10

Foyers

1

Année du recensement

1911 Recensement
Personnes
66
Foyers
10

À propos

Glanshearoon 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 typical Kerry terrain, featuring rolling hills, moorland, and the dramatic coastal and mountainous scenery that defines much of the peninsula. Like many Kerry townlands, Glanshearoon's landscape reflects the geological and environmental heritage of this part of Munster, with vegetation adapted to the Atlantic climate and elevation of the region.

The townland, like most rural Irish townlands, represents a historical administrative division that dates back centuries in Irish settlement patterns. Townlands form the smallest official land divisions in Ireland and typically contain scattered rural dwellings and agricultural land rather than concentrated villages. Glanshearoon's name, like many Irish place names, likely carries historical and linguistic significance rooted in Irish Gaelic, though the specific etymology would reflect the area's local heritage and past inhabitants.

As a rural Kerry townland, Glanshearoon would have been shaped by traditional agricultural practices, pastoral farming, and the patterns of life common to the Dingle Peninsula's communities. Such townlands serve as important markers of local identity and heritage, preserving historical settlement patterns and connections to the land. The townland system remains significant in Irish geography and cultural identity, even as rural areas continue to evolve with changing economic and social conditions.

Today, Glanshearoon represents part of the living landscape of County Kerry, contributing to the region's cultural and geographical character. Like many Irish townlands, it embodies the connection between local communities and their environment, serving as a reference point for residents and a reflection of Ireland's distinctive territorial organization and rural heritage.

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Paroisse

Castleisland

Comté

Kerry

Nom irlandais

Gleann Séathrúin

Baronnie

Trughanacmy

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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53 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
Glanshearoon
Irlandais
Gleann Séathrúin
Paroisse
Castleisland
Baronnie
Trughanacmy
Comté
Kerry