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Comté de Limerick

Localité

Knockaunavlyman

Cnocán an Bhladhmainn

69

Registres de recensement

14

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
40
Foyers
7
1911 Recensement
Personnes
29 -27.5%
Foyers
7 0%

À propos

Knockaunavlyman is a small townland situated in County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the southwestern part of the Republic of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a unit of land organization with deep historical roots, typically comprising a few hundred acres. The landscape of County Limerick is characterized by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and the influence of the Shannon estuary to the west. Knockaunavlyman sits within this broader rural context, forming part of the patchwork of small communities that make up the county's hinterland, with its character shaped by the typical features of Irish midland and southern agricultural terrain.

The townland system itself, of which Knockaunavlyman is a part, dates back to medieval times and reflects centuries of land division and settlement patterns in Ireland. County Limerick's history is marked by Anglo-Norman influence, the development of the medieval city of Limerick, and the broader patterns of Irish rural life shaped by land tenure, agricultural practice, and social structures. Townlands like Knockaunavlyman are remnants of this long history, preserving place names and land divisions that often derive from Irish language origins, though their original significance and specific historical events may be documented only sparsely in readily available records.

For the local community, Knockaunavlyman, though small, forms part of the wider network of townlands that structure rural identity and land ownership in County Limerick. Such townlands remain significant for property records, local knowledge, and community connection to place, even as modern administrative divisions have superseded many traditional functions. The name itself, like most Irish townland names, likely carries meanings connected to landscape features or historical figures, anchoring the community to its environment and past.

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Paroisse

Ballingarry

Comté

Limerick

Nom irlandais

Cnocán an Bhladhmainn

Baronnie

Coshlea

Valuation Office Records

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

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54 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
Knockaunavlyman
Irlandais
Cnocán an Bhladhmainn
Paroisse
Ballingarry
Baronnie
Coshlea
Comté
Limerick