Passer au contenu principal

Comté de Cork

Localité

Lehenagh

Leitheanach

504

Registres de recensement

100

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
274
Foyers
53
1911 Recensement
Personnes
230 -16.1%
Foyers
47 -11.3%

À propos

Lehenagh is a small townland situated in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of the Irish landscape, though it remains relatively modest in size and population. The area is characteristic of Cork's terrain, which blends agricultural lands with the rolling countryside typical of Munster. The townland lies within a region marked by mixed farming practices and is part of the broader Cork landscape that transitions between coastal and inland areas depending on one's exact location within the county.

The history of Lehenagh, as with many Irish townlands, is interwoven with the broader historical narrative of Cork and Ireland itself. Townlands in Ireland carry considerable historical significance as they often originated in medieval times and reflect ancient settlement patterns and land divisions. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish language roots, though the specific historical origins of Lehenagh's settlement and naming would require detailed archival research to establish with certainty. The area would have experienced the various phases of Irish history, from medieval times through colonial periods and into the modern era.

Lehenagh, though small, serves as an important reference point for the local community in terms of geographical and administrative identity. Irish townlands continue to hold cultural and practical significance for residents, appearing on addresses and forming part of local heritage and community identity. The townland represents the kind of rural Irish settlement that has sustained agricultural and pastoral life for generations, and it remains part of the fabric of Cork's countryside. Like many such places, Lehenagh contributes to the character of rural Cork and the preservation of traditional Irish landscape and settlement patterns.

Source: AI generated

No photo added yet

Paroisse

Cannaway

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Leitheanach

Baronnie

Muskerry East

Valuation Office Records

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

griffith.records_badge_one

60 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Emplacement de la localité

OpenStreetMap

Détails

Anglais
Lehenagh
Irlandais
Leitheanach
Paroisse
Cannaway
Baronnie
Muskerry East
Comté
Cork