23
Bailte Fearainn
1,646
Taifid Daonáirimh
338
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 889
- Teaghlaigh
- 168
- Daoine
- 757 -14.8%
- Teaghlaigh
- 170 +1.2%
Maidir Liom
Estersnow is a small parish located in County Roscommon in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape of the Roscommon midlands, an area characterized by gently rolling terrain, farmland, and scattered woodland typical of Ireland's central plains. The landscape is dotted with small villages, farmsteads, and rural dwellings connected by country roads. Like much of County Roscommon, the area has a predominantly agricultural character, with pastoral farming being a traditional mainstay of the local economy for generations.
The parish, like many in rural Ireland, has its roots in the medieval ecclesiastical organization of the island, when parishes were established around local churches and served as the primary units of both spiritual and community life. The history of Estersnow reflects broader patterns in Irish rural history, including periods of relative prosperity and decline tied to agricultural cycles, emigration patterns, and economic change. The parish would have been shaped by the religious and social upheavals of the Reformation and subsequent centuries, as well as by the patterns of land ownership and tenancy that characterized rural Ireland into the modern era.
The parish's significance to the local community has traditionally centered on its church and the social functions it served beyond purely religious purposes. In rural parishes like Estersnow, the church, school, and local gatherings formed the backbone of community life and social cohesion. Like many rural Irish parishes, Estersnow has experienced demographic challenges in recent decades, with rural depopulation and migration to urban centers affecting the vitality of smaller communities, though agricultural heritage and local identity remain important to those who remain in the area.
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Bailte Fearainn
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Annals of the Four Masters
Historical references from O'Donovan's edition (1848–51)
The Annals of the Four Masters record Estersnow (Irish: Ath-Disirt-Nuadhain) in 1 entry in AD 1330.
Medieval
Source: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. John O'Donovan (1848–51). Public domain.
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 12 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 8 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
Príomhshloinnte
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
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Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
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- Estersnow
- Gaeilge
- Díseart Nuan
- Barúntacht
- Mainistir na Búille
- Áit
- Ros Comáin