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Comté de Cork

Localité

Rathcormack Mountain

Sliabh Ráth Chormaic

80

Registres de recensement

19

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
15
Foyers
3
1911 Recensement
Personnes
65 +333.3%
Foyers
16 +433.3%

À propos

Rathcormack Mountain is a townland located in County Cork in the Munster region of southern Ireland. The area is situated in the north-central part of the county, characterized by the rolling terrain typical of inland Cork. The landscape consists of pastoral farmland interspersed with moorland and mountain slopes, with the broader geography shaped by the river valleys and elevated ground that define this part of Munster. The townland takes its name from the Irish "Rath Cormaic," reflecting the area's ancient Gaelic heritage, with "rath" referring to a fortified settlement or hill fort.

The region has a long history of human settlement dating back to pre-Christian times, as evidenced by the presence of archaeological remains common to Cork's interior. Like many Irish townlands, Rathcormack Mountain developed as part of the traditional settlement pattern of small agricultural communities. The area would have experienced the various historical transitions that shaped rural Cork, including the Norman and English influence that gradually extended into inland regions, though the precise local historical details of Rathcormack Mountain specifically remain part of the broader historical record of the baronies within which it sits.

Today, Rathcormack Mountain remains primarily a rural agricultural townland, with the local community maintaining traditional farming practices on the land. The area is typical of inland Cork's present character, serving as part of the fabric of small townland communities that continue to define rural Irish life. The significance of such townlands lies not only in their historical continuity but in their role in maintaining agricultural heritage and rural settlement patterns that have persisted for centuries across the Irish countryside.

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Paroisse

Rathcormack

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Sliabh Ráth Chormaic

Baronnie

Barrymore

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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60 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Détails

Anglais
Rathcormack Mountain
Irlandais
Sliabh Ráth Chormaic
Paroisse
Rathcormack
Baronnie
Barrymore
Comté
Cork