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Comté de Cork

Localité

Knockagarrane East

Cnoc an Gharráin Thoir

45

Registres de recensement

7

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
25
Foyers
4
1911 Recensement
Personnes
20 -20%
Foyers
3 -25%

À propos

Knockagarrane East is a small townland situated in County Cork, in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents one of the fundamental units of Irish land organization, a system with deep historical roots. The townland lies within the broader landscape of Cork, a county known for its rolling hills, river valleys, and agricultural heritage. The area is characterized by the typical terrain of southwest Ireland, with pastoral fields, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlement patterns that have endured for centuries.

The history of Knockagarrane East, like that of many Irish townlands, is woven into the larger tapestry of Irish rural life and land use. The townland system itself dates back to medieval times and was further systematized during the Tudor and Stuart periods. The name "Knockagarrane" likely derives from Irish language roots, with "Knock" typically referring to a hill or hillock, suggesting the topographical character of the area. As with much of Cork's hinterland, the region would have been shaped by patterns of farming, pastoral economy, and the social structures that evolved around rural Irish communities.

Knockagarrane East remains primarily an agricultural townland, reflecting the character of rural Cork. Like many Irish townlands, it has experienced the broader demographic and economic shifts that have affected rural Ireland, including migration to urban centers and changes in farming practices. The townland is part of the living landscape of Cork, where traditional patterns of land use continue alongside contemporary rural life. For those with ancestral connections to the area, townlands such as Knockagarrane East serve as important geographic markers in family history and genealogical research.

Today, Knockagarrane East exemplifies the quiet persistence of Ireland's townland system, representing both continuity with the past and the evolving character of rural Irish communities. The townland remains significant as a geographic and administrative reference point, and to local residents and those researching Irish genealogy, it represents a tangible connection to specific places and family histories. Its existence as a defined townland preserves a sense of place and local identity that has characterized Irish rural settlement for generations.

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Paroisse

Cullen

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Cnoc an Gharráin Thoir

Baronnie

Duhallow

Valuation Office Records

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

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24 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
Knockagarrane East
Irlandais
Cnoc an Gharráin Thoir
Paroisse
Cullen
Baronnie
Duhallow
Comté
Cork