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Kilmacar, Cill Chainnigh

Ceantar

Kilmacar

Cill Chainnigh

21

Townlands

1,450

Taifid Daonáirimh

324

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
791
Teaghlaigh
174
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
659 -16.7%
Teaghlaigh
150 -13.8%

Maidir Liom

Kilmacar is a small rural district located in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in southeastern Ireland. The area is situated within the broader landscape of the Kilkenny countryside, characterized by rolling agricultural land, pastoral fields, and the gentle terrain typical of the southeast. Like much of County Kilkenny, the district is part of a region known for its farming heritage and traditional rural settlement patterns. The landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use, with stone walls, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads forming the visible patterns of human habitation and land management.

The area, like much of County Kilkenny, has deep historical roots stretching back through medieval times. County Kilkenny itself has a rich historical heritage connected to Irish monasticism, Norman settlement, and the Anglo-Norman colonization of Ireland. Kilmacar, as part of this broader county, would have been subject to these same historical forces and developments that shaped the region over centuries. The district reflects the layered history common to rural Irish townlands, where patterns of settlement and land use have evolved over generations.

Today, Kilmacar remains a quiet rural district where agriculture and traditional land use continue to form the backbone of the local economy and community life. Like many small rural areas in Ireland, it represents the ongoing importance of farming and pastoral activities to regional identity and livelihood. The community maintains the character typical of rural Kilkenny, with its emphasis on family farms, local connections, and the preservation of traditional ways of life alongside gradual modernization.

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Dlínse

Poblacht na hÉireann

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901, 1911

Townlands

21 townlands taifeadta

Suíomh an Cheantair

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Sonraí

Ceantar
Kilmacar
Gaeilge
Cill Chainnigh
Dlínse
Poblacht na hÉireann