16
Bailte Fearainn
409
Taifid Daonáirimh
90
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 172
- Teaghlaigh
- 37
- 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
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Barúntacht
Uíbh Fhailí Thiar
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Ainm Gaeilge
Baile Hanraí
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Bailte Fearainn
16 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 18 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 6 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
Príomhshloinnte
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
- Béarla
- Harristown
- Gaeilge
- Baile Hanraí
- Barúntacht
- Uíbh Fhailí Thiar
- Áit
- Cill Dara