91
Registres de recensement
18
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 46
- Foyers
- 10
- Personnes
- 45 -2.2%
- Foyers
- 8 -20%
À propos
Muckridge is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. The townland is situated in the western part of Cork, in an area characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural landscape typical of rural Munster. Like many Irish townlands, Muckridge represents one of the smallest official administrative divisions in Ireland's territorial system, serving as a geographic and historical marker for a specific locality. The surrounding region is part of Cork's broader landscape of mixed farming country, with stone walls, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads defining the rural character of the area.
The history of Muckridge, like that of many Irish townlands, is closely tied to the broader patterns of Irish settlement and land use over centuries. Townlands such as Muckridge originated during the medieval and early modern periods, with their names often reflecting Irish language origins or anglicized versions of older place names. The townland system became formalized particularly during the period of English colonial administration and land surveys. The local community would have been shaped by patterns of subsistence and commercial agriculture, with the rhythms of rural life and land tenure arrangements typical of the Cork countryside.
As a rural townland in modern Cork, Muckridge remains primarily agricultural in character. While specific details about notable events or features particular to Muckridge may be limited in widely available sources, the townland represents the fabric of rural Irish communities that maintain cultural and economic ties to the land. The local area would be connected to nearby towns and villages that serve as market centers and community hubs for the surrounding townlands. The preservation of the townland designation itself reflects the continued importance of these geographic divisions in Irish identity and local administration.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Mucros
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Baronnie
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
47 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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