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Comté de Cork

Localité

Kilcranathan

Cill Chranatan

55

Registres de recensement

9

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
35
Foyers
5
1911 Recensement
Personnes
20 -42.9%
Foyers
4 -20%

À propos

Kilcranathan is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of Ireland. Situated in the southwestern part of the county, the townland forms part of the broader landscape characteristic of rural Cork, an area known for its rolling hills, farmland, and coastal proximity. The terrain reflects the typical geography of West Cork, with fields used primarily for agriculture and pastoral farming. The townland, like many Irish townlands, represents a small administrative and geographic unit that forms part of the larger civil parishes and baronies that structure rural Irish settlement patterns.

The history of Kilcranathan, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader historical developments of County Cork and Ireland more generally. The townland's name, like many in Ireland, likely derives from Irish language origins, though specific details of its earliest settlement and development are not extensively documented in readily available historical records. The area would have been shaped by the various periods of Irish history, including the medieval period, the Tudor and Stuart eras, and the more recent transformations of the 18th and 19th centuries that reshaped Irish rural life and land ownership patterns.

Kilcranathan remains primarily an agricultural townland, characteristic of much of rural Cork. The community is small and dispersed, as is typical of Irish townlands, with settlement patterns reflecting historical patterns of land division and family holdings. The area maintains connections to the broader Cork community through local parishes, schools, and market towns. For residents and families with roots in the townland, Kilcranathan represents part of their local heritage and identity, contributing to the rich tapestry of small communities that characterize rural Irish geography.

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Paroisse

Ballyclogh

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Cill Chranatan

Baronnie

Duhallow

Valuation Office Records

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

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25 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
Kilcranathan
Irlandais
Cill Chranatan
Paroisse
Ballyclogh
Baronnie
Duhallow
Comté
Cork