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Comté de Cork

Localité

Knocknasuff

Cnoc na Subh

213

Registres de recensement

34

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
107
Foyers
15
1911 Recensement
Personnes
106 -0.9%
Foyers
19 +26.7%

À propos

Knocknasuff is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southwestern Ireland. The townland is situated in the rural landscape of Cork, characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural terrain typical of the county's interior regions. Like many Irish townlands, Knocknasuff represents a historical administrative division of land that has been fundamental to Irish geography and property organization for centuries. The surrounding area is part of Cork's countryside, where farming and pastoral activities have traditionally formed the backbone of the local economy and way of life.

The townland system, to which Knocknasuff belongs, has deep roots in Irish history dating back to medieval and early modern periods, though the exact origins and historical events specific to Knocknasuff itself are not extensively documented in widely available sources. Townlands across Ireland, including those in Cork, evolved through centuries of settlement, land division, and administrative organization under various historical periods including Gaelic, Norman, and English rule. These small territorial units have served as important markers of identity and land ownership throughout Irish history, preserving cultural and geographic distinctions that remain relevant to communities today.

Knocknasuff, like other rural Cork townlands, represents the fabric of Irish rural heritage and community identity. The townland names themselves often derive from Irish language roots, reflecting the linguistic and cultural heritage of the region. For local residents and those with family connections to the area, these townlands carry personal and ancestral significance, often linked to family histories, local memory, and attachment to place. The preservation and recognition of townland names and boundaries remains important to rural Irish communities and to genealogical research, as townlands provide crucial geographic reference points for understanding local history and tracing family origins.

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Paroisse

Garrycloyne

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Cnoc na Subh

Baronnie

Muskerry East

Valuation Office Records

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

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39 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
Knocknasuff
Irlandais
Cnoc na Subh
Paroisse
Garrycloyne
Baronnie
Muskerry East
Comté
Cork