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Comté de Cork

Localité

Maine North

Méin Thuaidh

135

Registres de recensement

25

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
68
Foyers
13
1911 Recensement
Personnes
67 -1.5%
Foyers
12 -7.7%

À propos

Maine North is a small townland situated in County Cork, in the Munster province of southwestern Ireland. The townland is located in the region's rolling countryside, characterized by the pastoral landscape typical of rural Cork. Like many Irish townlands, Maine North represents a historic unit of land division that reflects the long-established pattern of settlement and land organization in the Irish countryside. The area is part of the broader Cork landscape, which combines agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered rural settlements.

The townland system itself, of which Maine North forms a part, has deep historical roots in Irish land organization, with townlands representing divisions that often trace back centuries. Cork's countryside, including areas like Maine North, reflects patterns of settlement that developed through medieval and early modern periods, shaped by both Gaelic and Anglo-Norman influences. Like much of rural Ireland, the area would have experienced significant changes during the 19th and 20th centuries, including the impact of the Great Famine and subsequent emigration, which affected population patterns across Cork's townlands.

Maine North, as a rural townland, remains part of Cork's agricultural heritage and the wider Irish countryside tradition. The local community in such areas typically maintains connections to farming, land stewardship, and rural life that have characterized these regions for generations. Townlands like Maine North serve as important geographical and cultural markers within Irish communities, often referenced in local administration, heritage documentation, and personal and family histories. The preservation of townland names and boundaries contributes to maintaining local identity and historical continuity in rural Ireland.

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Paroisse

Kilbolane

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Méin Thuaidh

Baronnie

Orrery and Kilmore

Valuation Office Records

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

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90 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
Maine North
Irlandais
Méin Thuaidh
Paroisse
Kilbolane
Baronnie
Orrery and Kilmore
Comté
Cork