93
Registres de recensement
19
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 51
- Foyers
- 10
- Personnes
- 42 -17.6%
- Foyers
- 9 -10%
À propos
Meenskeha East is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of Ireland. The townland lies in the southwestern part of the county, positioned within a landscape characteristic of west Cork's rolling hills and rural terrain. The area forms part of the broader geographical region shaped by Ireland's temperate maritime climate, with the Atlantic influence affecting weather patterns and vegetation. Like many townlands in this region, Meenskeha East represents one of thousands of small administrative divisions that partition the Irish countryside, each with distinct boundaries established through historical land management and settlement patterns.
The townland, like much of Cork's rural landscape, reflects centuries of Irish agricultural tradition and settlement. West Cork's history is deeply intertwined with Irish land use, local family histories, and the broader social and economic changes that shaped rural Ireland from medieval times through the modern era. The small communities and townlands of the region developed around traditional farming practices, with families often occupying the same lands for generations. The nineteenth century brought significant demographic changes to Cork, including the impacts of the Great Famine and subsequent emigration, which left lasting marks on the population and settlement patterns of smaller townlands like Meenskeha East.
As a rural townland, Meenskeha East's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural community of west Cork. These small administrative divisions, while modest in scale and population, form the basic units of Irish territorial organization and carry local historical and cultural weight for families with deep roots in the area. The townland system itself remains an important part of Irish heritage and land records, with genealogists and historians frequently consulting townland information to trace family histories and understand settlement patterns. For residents and those with ancestral connections to the area, Meenskeha East represents part of their local heritage and identity within the broader tapestry of Cork's rural communities.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Mín Sceiche Thoir
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Baronnie
Duhallow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
86 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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