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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 24
- Foyers
- 3
- Personnes
- 25 +4.2%
- Foyers
- 3 0%
À propos
Moyrisk is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that has persisted from historical times into the modern era. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and pastoral countryside typical of Kerry, with a landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural use. The townland sits within the context of the larger barony and is part of the intricate patchwork of small communities that define rural Kerry's settlement pattern.
The history of Moyrisk, like that of many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader historical developments of County Kerry and Ireland as a whole. The townland name itself, like most Irish place names, reflects the linguistic heritage of the Irish language and the Gaelic traditions that have long characterized the region. Throughout the medieval and early modern periods, this area would have been part of the lands controlled by various Irish clans and later Anglo-Norman interests, as the political landscape of Ireland shifted over centuries. The townland system itself became formalized under English administration, creating the cadastral divisions that persist today.
Moyrisk remains part of the living landscape of County Kerry, contributing to the agricultural and rural character of the region. Like many small Irish townlands, it may contain scattered houses, farms, and traditional field patterns that reflect generations of land use and community life. The townland serves as an important reference point for local residents and maintains cultural significance as part of the geographic and social fabric of the Dingle Peninsula area. Today, Moyrisk represents one of thousands of townlands across Ireland that preserve historical continuity while adapting to contemporary rural life in the southwest.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Maoroisc
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Baronnie
Iveragh
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
5 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
- Moyrisk
- Irlandais
- Maoroisc
- Paroisse
- Killemlagh
- Baronnie
- Iveragh
- Comté
- Kerry