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Meanus is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland is situated in the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, one of Ireland's most distinctive geographic features known for its rugged terrain, coastal views, and mountainous interior. The area is characterized by typical Kerry scenery with rolling hills, moorland, and agricultural land that reflects the region's history of small-scale farming. Like many Irish townlands, Meanus represents a traditional administrative division of the Irish countryside, with boundaries that often date back centuries to the medieval period.
The townland system itself has deep historical roots in Ireland, with townlands serving as fundamental units of land division and organization for centuries. Meanus, like other Kerry townlands, would have developed within the context of Irish feudal land tenure and the subsequent land divisions implemented during English rule. The name "Meanus" itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from the Irish language, though the specific etymology requires historical linguistic study. The region of County Kerry more broadly has been inhabited and developed since prehistoric times, with evidence of settlement, monastic communities, and agrarian activity throughout the medieval and early modern periods.
Today, Meanus remains part of the living landscape of Kerry, contributing to the patchwork of small communities and rural areas that characterize much of the county. These small townlands serve important functions in local identity and land administration, even as modern Ireland has become increasingly urbanized. For residents and those with family connections to the area, townlands like Meanus represent continuity with ancestral lands and traditional ways of life. The townland remains significant to local genealogy and heritage, particularly for the Irish diaspora seeking to trace family roots to specific places in Kerry.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Méanas
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Baronnie
Dunkerron North
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
10 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
- Meanus
- Irlandais
- Méanas
- Paroisse
- Killorglin
- Baronnie
- Dunkerron North
- Comté
- Kerry
Registres de recensement
Registres historiques du recensement
2 non liésCes registres de recensement correspondent au nom Meanus 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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