46
Registres de recensement
9
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 29
- Foyers
- 5
- Personnes
- 17 -41.4%
- Foyers
- 4 -20%
À propos
Lisbane is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern part of Ireland, situated in the Munster province. The area is characterized by the rugged and dramatic landscape typical of Kerry's inland regions, with rolling hills, green pastoral fields, and proximity to the broader Dingle Peninsula geography. The townland sits within a landscape shaped by both glacial activity and centuries of agricultural use, with stone walls and field boundaries marking the divisions of the land. Like many Kerry townlands, Lisbane is part of a network of small settlements that dot the rural countryside, contributing to the distinctive pattern of dispersed settlement found throughout the Irish landscape.
The history of Lisbane, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader patterns of Irish rural settlement and land management. Townlands in Kerry emerged as recognizable administrative and social units particularly during the medieval and early modern periods, though human habitation and land use in the region extends much further back. The name "Lisbane" itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish linguistic roots, with "Lis" traditionally referring to a fort or fortified place. The area would have experienced the same significant historical transitions as County Kerry more broadly, including the Norman invasion, the establishment of English administrative systems, and the agricultural transformations of subsequent centuries.
Lisbane represents the type of small rural townland that forms the backbone of Kerry's traditional landscape and community structure. As a dispersed settlement, it would contain scattered houses and farms rather than a concentrated village center, a pattern typical of rural Kerry. The townland maintains significance as a unit of local identity and administration, and residents would historically have maintained strong communal bonds through shared land management, local customs, and social gatherings. Today, Lisbane exemplifies the quiet rural character of inland Kerry, where traditional agricultural practices and community heritage continue to shape local life, even as modern economic pressures challenge the sustainability of small rural settlements throughout Ireland.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
An Lios Bán
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Baronnie
Iveragh
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
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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