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Comté de Cork

Localité

Moskeagh

Magh Sciach

130

Registres de recensement

23

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
63
Foyers
11
1911 Recensement
Personnes
67 +6.3%
Foyers
12 +9.1%

À propos

Moskeagh is a small townland located in County Cork, in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling countryside, farmland, and rural settlements typical of south Munster. Like many Irish townlands, Moskeagh represents one of the thousands of small territorial divisions that form the traditional administrative framework of the Irish countryside, each with its own distinct identity within the local parish and barony system.

The townland, like much of rural Cork, has a history rooted in agriculture and pastoral settlement patterns that developed over centuries. The area would have been shaped by the transition from Gaelic landholding systems through the Norman invasion and subsequent English colonization, patterns that left their mark across all of Munster. Townlands such as Moskeagh preserve the historical geography of Ireland, with their names often deriving from Irish-language origins, though specific details of Moskeagh's particular historical trajectory would require consultation of local historical records and Ordnance Survey documentation.

Moskeagh, like many rural Irish townlands, remains primarily agricultural and residential in character. It forms part of the intimate network of small communities that constitute rural Cork, contributing to the cultural and social fabric of its parish. These smaller townlands, while less prominent than larger towns and villages, are significant as the foundation units of rural Irish life, representing the scale at which many residents understand their local geography and community identity.

The townland exemplifies the enduring importance of traditional territorial divisions in Irish rural areas, even in the modern era. Moskeagh and similar townlands continue to be recognized in property records, local knowledge, and cultural memory, serving as reference points for residents and maintaining historical continuity with Ireland's past.

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Paroisse

Templemartin

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Magh Sciach

Baronnie

Kinalmeaky

Valuation Office Records

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

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100 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
Moskeagh
Irlandais
Magh Sciach
Paroisse
Templemartin
Baronnie
Kinalmeaky
Comté
Cork