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À propos
Knockacurrane is a small townland located in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. The townland lies within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region, characterized by rolling hills, agricultural lands, and the distinctive topography typical of County Kerry's interior. Like many Irish townlands, Knockacurrane represents a traditional unit of land division that reflects centuries of settlement patterns and land use in rural Ireland. The landscape in this area is predominantly pastoral, with fields used for sheep and cattle grazing, dotted with stone walls and traditional farm buildings that are characteristic of the region.
The history of Knockacurrane, as with many Kerry townlands, is rooted in the long settlement patterns of southwest Ireland. The townland system itself derives from ancient Irish land divisions and was further formalized during the Norman period and subsequent English administration. The name "Knockacurrane" likely derives from Irish language origins, with "knock" referring to a hill or hillock, which reflects the descriptive naming conventions common throughout Ireland. The area would have been shaped by agricultural practices, local families, and the broader historical movements that affected rural Kerry over centuries.
Knockacurrane remains primarily a rural agricultural community, with its significance centered on farming and traditional land use. The townland is part of the wider network of rural Irish communities that maintain cultural and social connections through local parishes, schools, and community organizations. As is typical of small Kerry townlands, it would be connected to a larger parish structure and local market towns that serve as commercial and social hubs for the surrounding countryside.
For the local community, townlands like Knockacurrane represent continuity with Ireland's rural heritage and maintain important historical and cultural connections to the land. Though small and undramatic by urban standards, such townlands form the essential fabric of rural Irish life and represent the accumulated history and identity of families and communities that have inhabited these landscapes for generations.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Cnoc an Chorráin
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Baronnie
Corkaguiny
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Cnoc an Chorráin
- Paroisse
- Stradbally
- Baronnie
- Corkaguiny
- Comté
- Kerry