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À propos
Kilkea Upper is a townland located in County Kildare in the province of Leinster in the southeast of Ireland. The townland lies in the barony of Carlow, within the civil parish of Dunlany. The landscape of this area is characteristic of the Midlands region, featuring gently rolling countryside interspersed with agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. The townland is situated in close proximity to the larger village of Kilkea, from which it takes its name, and benefits from its location within the broader Carlow-Kildare countryside where farming and rural settlement have historically been the primary land uses.
Kilkea Upper, like much of County Kildare, has deep historical roots extending back through medieval and early modern periods. The wider Kilkea area is notable for the presence of Kilkea Castle, a significant Norman fortification that dates back to the 13th century and remains an important historical landmark in the region. The townlands in the vicinity, including Kilkea Upper, would have formed part of the broader manorial and agricultural system that developed across Kildare following the Norman invasion of Ireland. The parish structure and land divisions that characterize the area today largely reflect patterns established centuries ago, though the landscape has been continuously modified by agricultural practices and demographic change.
The significance of Kilkea Upper to its local community lies primarily in its role as part of the rural agricultural fabric of County Kildare. Like many small Irish townlands, it represents the granular divisions of the Irish landscape that have historically organized settlement and land ownership. The townland designation itself remains culturally and administratively important in Irish geography, serving as a unit of local identity and heritage. While Kilkea Upper may not have dramatic historical events or structures directly associated with it, its continued existence as a named place reflects the persistence of traditional Irish territorial divisions and the ongoing connection of rural communities to their ancestral lands.
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Nom irlandais
Cill Chá Uachtarach
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Baronnie
Kilkea and Moone
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
6 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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