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Comté de Kerry

Localité

Gransha Lower

An Ghráinseach Íochtarach

19

Registres de recensement

3

Foyers

1

Année du recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
19
Foyers
3

À propos

Gransha Lower is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of the Kerry Peninsula region, an area characterized by rugged coastal terrain, rolling hills, and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The townland is situated in a part of County Kerry known for its dramatic natural features, including moorland and bog, which are typical of the southwestern Irish countryside. Like many townlands in this region, it forms part of a patchwork of rural settlements that have defined the social and agricultural geography of Kerry for centuries.

The area around Gransha Lower, like much of rural Kerry, has a long history of settlement and land use stretching back many generations. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish landscape into small administrative units, was largely established during the medieval and early modern periods, though many settlements in the region are considerably older. The local population would have traditionally depended on agriculture, pastoralism, and small-scale farming, activities that remain culturally significant to the identity of rural Kerry communities even as economic patterns have evolved.

Gransha Lower, as a rural townland, contributes to the distinctive character of County Kerry as a region of small communities, traditional farming heritage, and strong local connections. The landscape and settlement patterns of townlands like Gransha Lower reflect centuries of adaptation to the terrain and climate of southwestern Ireland. For residents and families with historical ties to the area, such townlands represent continuity with the past and remain important anchors of local identity and community memory, even as rural Irish communities face ongoing changes in population and economic structure.

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Paroisse

Kiltallagh

Comté

Kerry

Nom irlandais

An Ghráinseach Íochtarach

Baronnie

Trughanacmy

Valuation Office Records

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

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82 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
Gransha Lower
Irlandais
An Ghráinseach Íochtarach
Paroisse
Kiltallagh
Baronnie
Trughanacmy
Comté
Kerry