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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 31
- Foyers
- 7
- Personnes
- 36 +16.1%
- Foyers
- 7 0%
À propos
Reenkilla is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Iveragh, in an area known for its rugged coastal and mountainous terrain. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of the Iveragh Peninsula, which is characterized by dramatic scenery, including steep hillsides, deep valleys, and proximity to the Atlantic coastline. Like many townlands in this region, Reenkilla is a rural settlement with scattered houses and farmland interspersed throughout the landscape, typical of the dispersed settlement patterns found in County Kerry.
The history of Reenkilla, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to patterns of land ownership, settlement, and community development that evolved over centuries. The townland system itself dates back to medieval and early modern Irish land organization, with townlands serving as the fundamental administrative and social units of the countryside. Reenkilla would have experienced the various historical transitions that affected rural Kerry, including changes in land tenure, the impact of the Great Famine, and subsequent demographic shifts that characterized Irish rural life from the 19th century onward.
Reenkilla's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural community of County Kerry. Like many small townlands, it represents the traditional pattern of settlement and agricultural life that has defined the Irish countryside. The area's natural landscape and its position within the broader Iveragh Peninsula make it part of a region that has grown increasingly important for tourism and heritage appreciation in recent decades, though Reenkilla itself remains a quiet, primarily residential and agricultural townland rather than a major tourist destination.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Rinn Choille
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Baronnie
Glanarought
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
12 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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