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Comté de Limerick

Localité

Griston East

Baile na gCríostúnach Thoir

19

Registres de recensement

5

Foyers

1

Année du recensement

1911 Recensement
Personnes
19
Foyers
5

À propos

Griston East is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, an area characterized by rolling pastoral countryside typical of the Golden Vale region, known for its fertile agricultural land and dairy farming traditions. The landscape consists of fields bounded by hedgerows and stone walls, interspersed with scattered farmsteads and rural dwellings. The townland forms part of the network of small settlements and land divisions that make up the rural fabric of County Limerick, where such townland divisions represent historical administrative and land-holding units that have persisted for centuries.

The history of Griston East, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in patterns of land organization and settlement that developed over medieval and early modern periods. Townlands themselves are distinctive to Ireland and represent an ancient system of land division that predates modern county boundaries. The name and structure of Griston East suggest it is paired with or adjacent to another townland, reflecting the common practice of dividing land units into eastern and western sections or similar subdivisions. The agricultural heritage of the area would have developed through centuries of farming practice, estate management, and the gradual establishment of permanent settlements.

As a rural townland, Griston East remains primarily agricultural in character, with its significance rooted in the continued farming practices and community networks of the Limerick countryside. The townland contributes to the local economy through dairy and livestock farming, which form the backbone of agricultural activity throughout the region. For residents and families with historical ties to the area, Griston East represents part of their local heritage and identity, embedded within the broader social and economic structures of rural Limerick society.

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Paroisse

Ballingarry

Comté

Limerick

Nom irlandais

Baile na gCríostúnach Thoir

Baronnie

Coshlea

Valuation Office Records

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

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19 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
Griston East
Irlandais
Baile na gCríostúnach Thoir
Paroisse
Ballingarry
Baronnie
Coshlea
Comté
Limerick