725
Registres de recensement
125
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 371
- Foyers
- 66
- Personnes
- 354 -4.6%
- Foyers
- 59 -10.6%
À propos
Kilcatherine is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. Situated in the Beara Peninsula area, it occupies a rural landscape characteristic of West Cork, with rolling hills, moorland, and proximity to the Atlantic coastal influences that shape this part of Munster. The townland forms part of the broader network of small settlements and rural communities that define the Beara region, an area known for its dramatic natural scenery and agricultural heritage. Like many Irish townlands, Kilcatherine represents a subdivision of the larger parish and electoral structures that organize rural Irish geography.
The name Kilcatherine likely derives from the Irish "Cill Chathaoirín," with "Cill" meaning church or cell, suggesting early Christian ecclesiastical significance in the area. The Beara Peninsula and its townlands have a long history of settlement, with evidence of human habitation stretching back through medieval times when monastic communities played a central role in Irish cultural and spiritual life. The broader region has experienced significant demographic changes over the past two centuries, particularly during and after the Great Famine, which altered settlement patterns and population across rural Cork.
Today, Kilcatherine remains a quiet rural townland, reflective of the broader challenges and character of peripheral rural areas in Ireland. The community is part of the living landscape of Cork's west, where traditional land use, small-scale farming, and the preservation of Irish heritage continue to shape daily life. As with many small Irish townlands, Kilcatherine's significance lies not in major historical events or prominent landmarks, but in its role as a named place within the intricate tapestry of Irish local geography and as a home to families whose ancestral connections to the land span generations.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Cill Chaitiairn
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Baronnie
Bear
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
323 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Kilcatherine
- Irlandais
- Cill Chaitiairn
- Paroisse
- Kilcatherine
- Baronnie
- Bear
- Comté
- Cork