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Registres de recensement
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 33
- Foyers
- 6
- Personnes
- 29 -12.1%
- Foyers
- 8 +33.3%
À propos
Poulnamuck is a small townland situated in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, an area characterized by rugged coastal and mountainous terrain. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land with deep historical roots in the Irish landscape. The region of Kerry itself is known for its dramatic natural features, including the Macgillycuddy's Reeks mountains and extensive bog lands, and Poulnamuck shares in this distinctive southwestern Irish geography. The townland system, of which Poulnamuck is a part, dates back centuries and reflects patterns of land division that have shaped Irish settlement and agriculture.
The history of Poulnamuck, like that of many rural Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical developments of Kerry and Ireland more generally. The area would have been shaped by various periods of Irish history, from medieval times through the impacts of English settlement policies, the Great Famine, and subsequent emigration waves that characterized the 19th and 20th centuries. Such small townlands often contain archaeological and historical features reflecting their long occupation, though detailed records of specific events in individual townlands can be sparse.
Poulnamuck, as a rural Kerry townland, would have been primarily characterized by agricultural and pastoral activities, with its economy and society traditionally centered on farming, sheep herding, and subsistence living. The landscape itself, typical of inland Kerry, would feature fields, stone walls, and scattered houses reflecting the dispersed settlement patterns common to rural Ireland. Today, like many such townlands, Poulnamuck represents part of the cultural and geographical fabric of Kerry, contributing to the broader heritage of rural Irish communities and their relationship to the land.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Poll na Muc
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Baronnie
Magunihy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
9 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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