25
Registres de recensement
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Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 16
- Foyers
- 4
- Personnes
- 9 -43.8%
- Foyers
- 2 -50%
À propos
Sunville is a small townland located in County Cork, in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural lands, and river valleys typical of Munster. Like many Irish townlands, Sunville represents a historic administrative division of land that reflects centuries of settlement patterns and property organization. The surrounding countryside is marked by a mix of pastureland and mixed farming, which has long formed the economic foundation of rural Cork communities.
As with much of rural Ireland, Sunville's history is intertwined with the agricultural and social development of Cork. The townland system itself dates back centuries, with roots in both Gaelic Irish territorial organization and Anglo-Norman administrative practices. The name suggests English influence in its nomenclature, though the area would have been inhabited and worked by Irish families for generations. Like many rural Cork townlands, Sunville would have experienced the major historical transitions that shaped Ireland, from the medieval period through the colonial era and into the modern independence movement.
Sunville remains primarily a rural agricultural community, as do most small Irish townlands. The area's significance lies in its role as part of the fabric of Cork's countryside, contributing to the region's farming heritage and local identity. Small townlands such as Sunville anchor the sense of place and belonging for families with long connections to the land, and they continue to feature in local genealogical records and community knowledge.
Today, Sunville exemplifies the quiet, dispersed nature of rural Irish settlement, where townlands serve as reference points for local orientation and historical continuity rather than as population centers. For residents and those with ancestral ties to the area, the townland remains an important geographic and cultural marker within Cork's landscape.
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Cúil an Bhodaigh
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
8 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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