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Comté de Cork

Localité

Kilconnor

Cill Chonchúir

63

Registres de recensement

11

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
35
Foyers
6
1911 Recensement
Personnes
28 -20%
Foyers
5 -16.7%

À propos

Kilconnor is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. It is situated in the southwestern region of the county, characterized by the rolling countryside typical of this part of Cork. The landscape around Kilconnor reflects the broader topography of South Munster, with agricultural land, hedgerows, and small holdings that form the backbone of rural Cork. Like many Irish townlands, Kilconnor is a discrete geographic and administrative unit, though today it exists primarily as a named locality rather than as a formal village or settlement with defined boundaries or centralized development.

The townland system itself, of which Kilconnor is part, has deep historical roots in Irish land organization. Townlands were traditionally used as the basis for land division, taxation, and administration, particularly from the medieval period onwards. The name "Kilconnor" likely derives from Irish, with "Kil" typically indicating a church or monastic settlement, suggesting early Christian religious significance in the area. The broader history of Cork's rural areas reflects patterns of settlement, farming, and social organization common to rural Ireland, with the landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural use and community life.

Today, Kilconnor remains part of the quiet rural fabric of County Cork, representative of the many small townlands that comprise the county's interior regions. While it may not be widely known beyond its immediate locality, such townlands form an important part of Ireland's geographic, cultural, and administrative heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Kilconnor represents a place of local identity and community belonging, embedded in the network of rural Cork communities that continue to maintain their distinctive character despite broader social and economic changes affecting rural Ireland.

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Paroisse

Doneraile

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Cill Chonchúir

Baronnie

Fermoy

Valuation Office Records

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

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14 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
Kilconnor
Irlandais
Cill Chonchúir
Paroisse
Doneraile
Baronnie
Fermoy
Comté
Cork