32
Registres de recensement
7
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 15
- Foyers
- 4
- Personnes
- 17 +13.3%
- Foyers
- 3 -25%
À propos
Terramount is a small townland located in County Cork, in the southern part of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional unit of land division that has existed for centuries. The townland system, which divides the Irish landscape into thousands of distinct named areas, remains an important geographical and historical framework for understanding rural Irish communities. Terramount's position within Cork places it in a county known for its diverse landscape, ranging from coastal areas to inland agricultural regions, though the specific character of Terramount itself reflects the local topography and settlement patterns of its immediate area.
The landscape of Terramount, as with much of inland Cork, would typically feature the rolling countryside characteristic of Munster, with pastoral fields, hedgerows, and the sorts of natural and human-made features common to Irish agricultural townlands. The townland system itself dates back centuries and often reflects ancient territorial divisions, though the precise historical origins of individual townlands like Terramount are frequently obscured by time. Understanding these small places requires attention to local historical records, oral tradition, and the accumulated evidence of settlement patterns across generations.
Terramount's significance, like that of most Irish townlands, lies primarily in its role as part of the broader social and geographical fabric of Cork. These small named areas served practical purposes in land management, taxation, and community organization, and they continue to be used for addressing and identifying locations. For those with family connections to the area, townlands like Terramount often carry personal and genealogical importance, representing places where ancestors lived and worked over many generations.
The study of townlands such as Terramount contributes to our understanding of rural Irish settlement, land use, and community structures. While individual townlands may not have major historical events or notable features associated with them, collectively they represent the accumulated history and geography of Irish rural life. For local residents and those researching Irish genealogy or history, these townlands remain important reference points in understanding the organization and character of the Irish landscape.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Tuairín an tSléibhe
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Baronnie
Barrymore
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
74 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Irlandais
- Tuairín an tSléibhe
- Paroisse
- Rathcormack
- Baronnie
- Barrymore
- Comté
- Cork