167
Registres de recensement
31
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 92
- Foyers
- 16
- Personnes
- 75 -18.5%
- Foyers
- 15 -6.3%
À propos
Moyge is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a historical administrative division of land that carries both geographic and cultural significance. The townland system, which subdivides Irish parishes into smaller named areas, has its roots in medieval land organization, and Moyge is one of thousands of such divisions throughout Ireland. County Cork itself is the largest county in Ireland by area, characterized by a landscape of rolling hills, river valleys, and agricultural land interspersed with towns and villages.
The landscape around Moyge reflects the typical topography of inland County Cork, with mixed pastoral and arable farming comprising much of the local economy and land use. The townland would be situated within the broader geography of the county, likely featuring the green fields, hedgerows, and rural character common to Munster's agricultural regions. Like much of Cork's interior, the area experiences a temperate maritime climate, with relatively mild winters and cool summers, conditions that have traditionally supported farming and rural settlement patterns throughout the region.
As with most Irish townlands, Moyge's history is intertwined with the longer narrative of County Cork and Irish rural development. Townlands emerged from various systems of land division and tenure over centuries, with names often deriving from Irish language origins, local geography, or historical landowners. The significance of townlands like Moyge lies not in dramatic historical events but in their role as the basic units of rural Irish geography and community organization, serving as reference points for local identity and historical records including land surveys, census data, and genealogical research.
For researchers, genealogists, and those tracing Irish heritage, townlands such as Moyge serve as essential geographic markers for locating ancestral homes and understanding local history. The townland system remains relevant to Irish identity and administration, and these small areas continue to anchor community connection to the land and local heritage, making places like Moyge meaningful to descendants of Irish emigrants and local families alike.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Maigh
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Baronnie
Orrery and Kilmore
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
101 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
- Moyge
- Irlandais
- Maigh
- Paroisse
- Liscarroll
- Baronnie
- Orrery and Kilmore
- Comté
- Cork