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- Foyers
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- Personnes
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À propos
Tobeen is a small townland located in County Dublin, situated within the administrative area of Fingal in the northern part of the county. The townland forms part of the broader landscape characteristic of North Dublin, an area marked by a mixture of rural and semi-rural terrain interspersed with expanding suburban development. Like many townlands in this region, Tobeen reflects the transitional nature of modern County Dublin, where traditional agricultural land and historic settlements coexist with the encroaching influence of the greater Dublin metropolitan area. The townland's position within Fingal places it in a part of Dublin with significant historical roots, though specific topographical details of Tobeen itself remain modest in scope.
The Irish townland system, of which Tobeen is a component, represents one of the oldest and most enduring territorial divisions on the island of Ireland. Townlands emerged as a distinctive feature of Irish settlement and land organization, with many dating back centuries to patterns of early Gaelic territorial divisions. The name "Tobeen" itself is derived from Irish, likely relating to "tobar" (well) or similar linguistic roots connected to landscape features. As with numerous Dublin townlands, Tobeen's recorded history is interwoven with the broader social, economic, and administrative developments of north Dublin, though detailed historical documentation specific to this individual townland is limited compared to larger settlements.
Tobeen, like many small Dublin townlands, holds significance primarily as a unit of local identity and historical land division rather than as a major population center or site of widely documented notable events. The townland serves as part of the complex mosaic of place names and territorial units that comprise the cultural and administrative heritage of County Dublin. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Tobeen represents a link to local heritage and the continuity of settlement patterns that have characterized rural Dublin for generations. The townland's ongoing existence in modern administrative and genealogical records ensures its relevance to local and family history research within the broader Dublin region.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Toibín
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Baronnie
Balrothery West
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
23 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Tobeen
- Irlandais
- Toibín
- Paroisse
- Garristown
- Baronnie
- Balrothery West
- Comté
- Dublin