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Maughanasilly is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southwestern Ireland. Situated in the fertile agricultural region of Cork, the townland forms part of the broader landscape characteristic of the county, which is defined by rolling hills, pastoral farmland, and rural settlements. The area sits within the traditional barony system that historically organized Cork's territory, and like many Irish townlands, it represents a unit of land organization that dates back centuries. The surrounding region benefits from a temperate maritime climate and receives adequate rainfall to support the livestock farming and dairy production that have long characterized this part of Cork.
The townland, like most rural Irish settlements, has deep historical roots in Irish land division and settlement patterns. Townlands such as Maughanasilly were traditionally used as administrative and territorial units, a system with origins in medieval Ireland and particularly formalized during the Tudor period and subsequent land surveys. The name itself, following Irish naming conventions, likely derives from geographical features or early inhabitants of the area, though the precise linguistic origins would require detailed historical and linguistic research. The townland would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting rural Cork, including the impact of the Plantation period, land tenure changes, and the evolution of agricultural practices over centuries.
Today, Maughanasilly remains primarily agricultural in character, as do many small townlands throughout rural Cork. The community would be engaged in farming activities typical of the region, including dairy farming, sheep and cattle raising, and general agricultural production. Like many rural Irish townlands, it likely maintains a quiet, close-knit community character, though modern transportation and communication have connected even remote areas to larger towns and cities. The townland represents the fabric of rural Cork life, where land, family, and agricultural tradition continue to form the basis of local identity and economic activity.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Macha na Sailí
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Baronnie
Bantry
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
8 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
- Maughanasilly
- Irlandais
- Macha na Sailí
- Paroisse
- Kilmocomoge
- Baronnie
- Bantry
- Comté
- Cork