54
Registres de recensement
9
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 18
- Foyers
- 3
- Personnes
- 36 +100%
- Foyers
- 6 +100%
À propos
Tobermalug is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the Republic of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, an area characterized by gently rolling terrain typical of the Irish midlands. Like many Irish townlands, Tobermalug represents a unit of land division that dates back centuries, forming part of the patchwork of rural geography that defines the Irish countryside. The landscape around the townland is predominantly agricultural, with fields, pastoral land, and scattered rural settlements that reflect the primarily farming-based economy of the region.
The history of Tobermalug, like that of many Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the medieval and early modern periods when the townland system became the standard administrative division of Irish land. The name itself, derived from Irish, likely contains reference to a local well or water source, as "tobar" means well in Irish—a common element in Irish place names reflecting the importance of water sources to historical settlement patterns. The area would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting Limerick, including Norman settlement, the later plantation period, and the various social and economic transformations of Irish rural life.
Today, Tobermalug remains a quiet rural townland, part of the fabric of County Limerick's countryside. While specific modern notable events or features may not be widely documented in major sources, the townland continues to be significant as part of the living landscape of rural Limerick, contributing to the agricultural heritage and community identity of the region. Like many small Irish townlands, it represents the continuity of rural Irish life and the historical settlement patterns that have shaped the island for centuries.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Tobar Moluga
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Baronnie
Clanwilliam
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
25 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
- Tobermalug
- Irlandais
- Tobar Moluga
- Paroisse
- Caherconlish
- Baronnie
- Clanwilliam
- Comté
- Limerick