4
Registres de recensement
3
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 3
- Foyers
- 2
- Personnes
- 1 -66.7%
- Foyers
- 1 -50%
À propos
Mountjessop is a small townland located in County Longford in the midlands of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents one of the thousands of small administrative divisions that historically organized rural settlement and land tenure across the island. The townland lies within the broader landscape of County Longford, a region characterized by gentle rolling terrain, pastoral farmland, and the hydrological features typical of Ireland's interior. The local geography includes drumlin formations and various water features that have historically supported agricultural activity and small-scale settlement.
The history of Mountjessop reflects broader patterns of Irish rural life and land organization over several centuries. As with many Longford townlands, the area's development was shaped by patterns of English and Anglo-Norman settlement, the subsequent Irish recovery of lands, and the eventual consolidation of land tenure systems under British administration. The townland's name itself reflects this layered history, potentially incorporating both English and Irish linguistic elements common to the region. Records of townland divisions and land holdings, while not always detailed for smaller settlements like Mountjessop, form part of the documentary heritage preserved in county records and historical surveys.
Today, Mountjessop remains a rural townland typical of County Longford's agricultural character. As with many Irish townlands, it serves primarily as a geographic reference point and administrative division rather than as a concentrated settlement or village center. The community significance of such townlands often lies in their role within the broader fabric of local heritage, genealogy, and land history, particularly for families with ancestral connections to the area. For those researching Irish family history or local heritage, townlands like Mountjessop provide important geographic anchors connecting individuals to specific places across Ireland's countryside.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Cluain Riain
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Baronnie
Moydow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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