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- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
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À propos
Streamhill West is a small townland located in County Cork, in the southern part of Ireland. The townland is situated in the broader landscape of Cork's varied terrain, which is characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and rural settlements typical of the county's interior regions. Like many Cork townlands, Streamhill West is part of a patchwork of small communities that have developed around natural waterways and suitable farming land. The area falls within the administrative structure that has long defined Irish rural geography, where townlands serve as the smallest officially recognized divisions of land.
The history of Streamhill West, like that of most Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader social and economic development of County Cork over centuries. The townland would have been shaped by the agricultural patterns, land tenure systems, and settlement practices that characterized rural Ireland, particularly following the Norman invasion and subsequent English colonization. The townland structure itself, which gives Streamhill West its name and boundaries, reflects medieval Irish land divisions that have persisted into modern times, making it a geographic unit with considerable historical depth.
As a rural townland in Cork, Streamhill West would have been home to farming families engaged in pastoral and agricultural pursuits, which remain central to the identity of such communities. The proximity to water resources, suggested by its name, would have been important for both domestic and agricultural needs. Today, Streamhill West remains part of Cork's rural fabric, representing the kind of small, dispersed settlement pattern that characterizes much of inland Cork rather than the more concentrated village structures found in some other regions.
The significance of Streamhill West to its local community lies in its role as part of the interconnected network of rural townlands that form the social and geographic foundation of County Cork. These small communities maintain cultural continuity and local identity even as rural Ireland has undergone considerable change. Streamhill West, while modest in profile, represents the everyday landscape where Cork's rural heritage is lived and maintained by its residents and farming families.
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Nom irlandais
Cnoc Sruthán Thiar
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Baronnie
Fermoy
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
13 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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