7
Bailte Fearainn
336
Taifid Daonáirimh
72
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 161
- Teaghlaigh
- 36
- Daoine
- 175 +8.7%
- Teaghlaigh
- 36 0%
Maidir Liom
Killeen is a small parish located in County Meath in the province of Leinster in the east of Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape of the Meath countryside, an area characterized by rolling farmland, gentle hills, and agricultural land that has been worked for centuries. Like much of County Meath, Killeen's landscape reflects the transition between different geological regions of Ireland, with a mix of improved pasture and arable land typical of the midlands region. The parish is situated within reasonable distance of several larger settlements and towns that serve as commercial and administrative centers for the wider area.
The parish of Killeen, like many Irish parishes, has roots extending back into the medieval period and earlier. The name itself, derived from the Irish "Cillín," typically refers to small churches or burial grounds, suggesting early Christian settlement in the area. County Meath itself holds significant historical importance in Irish history, as the location of the High Kings of Ireland at Tara and various monastic settlements. Killeen's history is interwoven with broader patterns of parish development, land ownership, and religious practice that characterized rural Ireland from medieval times through the modern era.
The parish would have been shaped by the major historical transitions that affected all of rural Ireland, including the Norman invasion, the establishment of the Catholic parish system, and the various land reforms and social changes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Like other rural parishes in Meath, Killeen's community would have been centered around its church, local schools, and agricultural life. The parish structure remained a fundamental unit of social and religious organization in Irish rural life, serving as the primary framework through which people understood their place in the community and accessed religious services and local governance.
Today, Killeen remains part of the fabric of rural County Meath, contributing to the agricultural and community life of the region. As with many small Irish parishes, Killeen reflects both continuity with its past and the changes that have transformed rural Ireland in recent decades. The parish continues to serve as a meaningful geographic and social unit for its residents, though like rural parishes throughout Ireland, it has experienced the demographic and economic shifts that have affected farming communities and small settlements across the country.
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- Áit
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Barúntacht
Achall
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Ainm Gaeilge
An Cillín
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Bailte Fearainn
7 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 14 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 7 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
- Killeen
- Gaeilge
- An Cillín
- Barúntacht
- Achall
- Áit
- An Mhí