7
Bailte Fearainn
480
Taifid Daonáirimh
93
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 246
- Teaghlaigh
- 47
- Daoine
- 234 -4.9%
- Teaghlaigh
- 46 -2.1%
Maidir Liom
Kilfinny is a small parish located in County Limerick in the southwest of Ireland, situated in the Munster province. The parish forms part of the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, an area characterized by rolling agricultural land and rural settlements typical of the inland regions of County Limerick. The terrain consists of mixed farmland, with pastoral fields and scattered woodland that are common to this part of Munster. The parish is relatively modest in size and population, reflecting the rural character of inland Limerick away from the major urban centers like Limerick City.
The parish has roots extending back into medieval Irish history, as do many parishes in Limerick that were shaped by both Gaelic and Norman influences. Like much of Limerick, the area would have experienced significant changes during various periods of Irish history, including the Plantation era and subsequent land redistribution. The local landscape and settlement patterns reflect centuries of agricultural use and the gradual evolution of Irish rural society. Church structures and townland names in the area preserve evidence of this historical layering.
Kilfinny, like many rural Irish parishes, serves as an important focal point for the local community. The parish church forms a central element of community life, and the parish structure has traditionally organized social, religious, and administrative activities for residents. The surrounding townlands and scattered dwellings that comprise the parish represent a dispersed settlement pattern common to rural Ireland, where families and farms are distributed across the countryside rather than concentrated in villages.
Today, Kilfinny remains part of the living fabric of rural County Limerick, though like many such parishes it faces the challenges common to rural Ireland, including population mobility and changing patterns of agricultural life. The parish continues to maintain its role as a community unit and represents an important connection to local heritage and identity for those with roots in the area.
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Barúntacht
Conallaigh Uachtaracha
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Ainm Gaeilge
Cill na Fíonaí
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Bailte Fearainn
7 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 1,911 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 13 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
- Kilfinny
- Gaeilge
- Cill na Fíonaí
- Barúntacht
- Conallaigh Uachtaracha
- Áit
- Luimneach