140
Registres de recensement
34
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 76
- Foyers
- 19
- Personnes
- 64 -15.8%
- Foyers
- 15 -21.1%
À propos
Gortroche is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The townland is situated in the fertile agricultural landscape that characterizes much of Cork's interior, an area known for its rolling hills, pastoral fields, and network of rural roads connecting scattered settlements. Like many Irish townlands, Gortroche represents a historic unit of land division that has roots extending back centuries, though today it exists primarily as a geographic designation rather than a formal administrative boundary. The landscape around Gortroche is typical of rural Cork, with a mix of farmland, hedgerows, and traditional stone walls that define property boundaries and create the distinctive patchwork pattern visible across the Irish countryside.
The townland system itself, of which Gortroche is part, originated in Ireland during the medieval period and was further systematized during the English plantation period and subsequent land surveys. Townlands served as fundamental units of land organization and were essential for tax collection, legal documentation, and land ownership records. Cork contains hundreds of such townlands, each with its own local history and place names that often reflect Irish language origins, Norse influences, or Norman settlement patterns. The name "Gortroche" itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language roots, though the specific etymology requires scholarly linguistic analysis to determine with certainty.
As a rural townland in Cork, Gortroche's significance lies primarily in its role within the agricultural and social fabric of the local community. Small settlements and townlands such as this have traditionally been centers of farming activity, with families working the land for generations and forming the backbone of rural Irish society. The community connections forged through proximity, shared land use, and local institutions like churches and schools have historically given townlands their social cohesion and identity. Today, Gortroche remains part of Cork's rural heritage, representing the dispersed settlement pattern that continues to characterize much of inland Ireland beyond its larger towns and cities.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Gort an Róistigh
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Baronnie
Fermoy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
143 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Gortroche
- Irlandais
- Gort an Róistigh
- Paroisse
- Ballyhooly
- Baronnie
- Fermoy
- Comté
- Cork