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À propos
Knockagallane is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of Cork's varied terrain, characterized by rolling hills and agricultural land typical of much of South Munster. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural settlement with scattered houses and farms rather than a concentrated village center. The townland forms part of the administrative and cultural geography of Cork, one of Ireland's largest counties by area, known for its mix of pastoral countryside, coastal regions, and market towns.
The history of Knockagallane, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the agricultural heritage and land divisions that developed over centuries. The townland system itself, still used as a basic unit of territorial organization in Ireland, has medieval and early modern origins. Knockagallane would have been shaped by patterns of land ownership, tenant farming, and the various social and economic transitions that marked rural Cork through the colonial period and beyond. Like many townlands in the region, it would have experienced the significant demographic and social changes of the 19th and 20th centuries, including emigration and shifts in land use.
Knockagallane remains part of the living rural community of Cork, representative of the many small settlements that constitute the county's broader identity. The townland continues to function as both a geographic designation and a marker of local identity for those with historical or familial connections to the area. Such townlands are significant to understanding Ireland's settlement patterns and social geography, even where they may not feature prominently in historical records. The preservation of these place names and local distinctions maintains connections to Irish heritage and community continuity.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Cnoc an Ghalláin
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Baronnie
Carbery West (W.D.)
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
18 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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