Téigh chuig an bpríomh-ábhar

Cill Dara

Paróiste

Baile Hanraí

Harristown

16

Bailte Fearainn

409

Taifid Daonáirimh

90

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
172
Teaghlaigh
37
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
237 +37.8%
Teaghlaigh
53 +43.2%

Maidir Liom

Harristown is a small parish located in County Kildare in the province of Leinster in the east-central region of Ireland. The parish is situated in the heart of the Kildare countryside, characterized by rolling agricultural land and pastoral landscapes typical of Ireland's midlands. The area forms part of the broader Kildare landscape, which has historically been known for its fertile soils and traditional farming practices. The parish's geography reflects the gentle terrain of this part of Ireland, with fields and hedgerows that have shaped settlement patterns and land use for centuries.

The history of Harristown is rooted in the medieval and post-medieval development of County Kildare. Like many Irish parishes, Harristown has ties to both the pre-Reformation Catholic church and the later establishment of the Church of Ireland. The parish name itself, following the English convention, likely derives from personal names or early settler histories, though detailed historical records of the specific etymology are not universally documented. The area would have experienced the same broad historical movements as the rest of Kildare, including Anglo-Norman influence, the plantation period, and subsequent social and economic changes in rural Ireland.

Harristown remains a rural parish community where traditional Irish countryside life continues. The parish would have been home to a church or churches serving its population, and like many similar communities in Kildare, it is characterized by scattered farmhouses and small settlements connected by country roads. The community's significance lies primarily in its local and social importance to residents, serving as a focal point for parish identity and religious observance in the wider agricultural region of County Kildare.

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Áit

Cill Dara

Barúntacht

Uíbh Fhailí Thiar

Ainm Gaeilge

Baile Hanraí

Bailte Fearainn

16 baile fearainn

Luacháil Griffith

Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)

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Taifeadadh 18 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 6 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).

Príomhshloinnte

Byrne 4 Hickey 2 Maguire 2 Murrane 2 Prendergast 2 Sewell 2 Sexton 2 Boland 1 Roland 1

Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.

Suíomh an Pharóiste

Baile Hanraí OpenStreetMap

Sonraí

Béarla
Harristown
Gaeilge
Baile Hanraí
Barúntacht
Uíbh Fhailí Thiar

Taifid Daonáirimh

Bailte Fearainn 16