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Rangaroe is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster, in the southwestern part of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of County Cork, which is characterized by rolling hills, river valleys, and agricultural land that has been shaped by centuries of human settlement and farming practices. Like many Irish townlands, Rangaroe represents one of thousands of small geographical divisions that emerged from medieval Irish land organization systems, each with its own distinct identity within the larger parish and baronial structure.
The history of Rangaroe, like much of rural Cork, reflects patterns of Irish settlement, agriculture, and the impacts of English conquest and colonization. Townlands such as Rangaroe formed the fundamental units of Irish land division long before modern county boundaries were established, and they often preserve place names with roots in Irish language and culture. The landscape around Rangaroe would have supported pastoral and agricultural economies for generations, with local families working the land and maintaining connections to their particular place within the parish structure.
Today, Rangaroe remains part of the living geography of County Cork, contributing to the social and cultural fabric of its immediate area and parish. Like many rural Irish townlands, it carries historical significance as a named place with continuity extending back centuries, serving as a point of reference for local residents and genealogists researching family heritage. The townland system itself remains administratively important in Ireland for property records, census data, and local identification, making places like Rangaroe relevant to understanding the organization and settlement patterns of the Irish countryside.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Reanga Rua
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Baronnie
Bantry
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
4 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
- Rangaroe
- Irlandais
- Reanga Rua
- Paroisse
- Kilmocomoge
- Baronnie
- Bantry
- Comté
- Cork