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Laharan is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. It lies within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, an area characterized by rugged terrain, coastal views, and distinctive Irish countryside. The townland sits in a region known for its natural beauty, with the Atlantic Ocean influencing the local climate and geography. Like many townlands in Kerry, Laharan represents the traditional administrative division system that has long structured Irish rural settlements, where individual townlands form the basic units of land organization and community identity.
The history of Laharan, as with many Kerry townlands, is woven into the broader narrative of Irish settlement, agriculture, and social change. The area has been inhabited and worked for centuries, with its development tied to pastoral farming, subsistence agriculture, and the life patterns of rural Ireland. The townland system itself reflects medieval Irish land divisions, and Laharan's place within County Kerry connects it to the region's complex history of Gaelic clans, Norman invasion, colonial administration, and the eventual emergence of modern Ireland.
Laharan remains primarily rural in character, with its significance rooted in local community identity and agricultural heritage rather than in large-scale industrial or commercial development. As is typical of many Irish townlands, it serves as a geographic marker and point of reference for residents and local knowledge. The townland persists as part of Ireland's cultural and administrative fabric, preserving traditional place names and patterns of rural settlement even as the broader Irish countryside has undergone significant demographic and economic changes in recent decades.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Leathfhearann
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Baronnie
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
49 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Laharan
- Irlandais
- An Leathfhearann
- Paroisse
- Kiltallagh
- Baronnie
- Trughanacmy
- Comté
- Kerry
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Registres historiques du recensement
2 non liésCes registres de recensement correspondent au nom Laharan mais n'ont pas pu être automatiquement liés à cette localité. Le nom historique peut désigner une rue, une subdivision ou une ancienne limite qui n'existe plus comme unité distincte.
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