10
Bailte Fearainn
521
Taifid Daonáirimh
105
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 284
- Teaghlaigh
- 58
- Daoine
- 237 -16.5%
- Teaghlaigh
- 47 -19%
Maidir Liom
Oughterard is a parish situated in County Kildare in the province of Leinster in Ireland's east-central region. The parish is located within the broader landscape of Kildare, an area historically characterized by fertile agricultural land, particularly suitable for livestock farming and cereal cultivation. The landscape in and around Oughterard reflects the gentle, rolling terrain typical of much of the Midlands, with open fields interspersed with hedgerows and small woodlands. Like many rural parishes in County Kildare, Oughterard's setting is primarily agricultural, with the settlement patterns reflecting traditional Irish parish organization where a small village or cluster of houses serves as the focal point for the surrounding townlands.
The parish of Oughterard has roots extending back into medieval times, as many Irish parishes were formally organized during the Norman period and developed around ecclesiastical centers. County Kildare itself was a significant area of Anglo-Norman influence following the 12th-century invasion, and parish structures throughout the county were established to serve both religious and administrative functions. The historical development of Oughterard, like other rural Kildare parishes, would have been shaped by the broader history of the county, including periods of English rule, landlord systems, and the agricultural economy that dominated rural Irish life through the centuries.
Oughterard parish, as with many small rural parishes in Kildare, would have traditionally centered around a parish church serving the local Catholic community. The church would have been a focal point for community gatherings, religious observances, and social life. The parish also represents the local administrative and spiritual divisions that organized rural Irish society, with the parish system providing the framework through which land, religious practice, and community identity were structured across the countryside.
Today, Oughterard remains part of the fabric of rural County Kildare, representing the continuing significance of traditional parish structures in Irish rural communities. While the agricultural economy and rural population of areas like Kildare have undergone significant changes in recent decades, parishes such as Oughterard retain cultural and community importance to those with family ties to the area. The parish reflects the enduring legacy of Ireland's ecclesiastical organization and the historical patterns of settlement and community life that characterize rural Ireland's landscape and heritage.
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- Áit
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Barúntacht
An Léim Theas
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Ainm Gaeilge
Uachtar Aird
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Bailte Fearainn
10 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 94 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 10 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
- Oughterard
- Gaeilge
- Uachtar Aird
- Barúntacht
- An Léim Theas
- Áit
- Cill Dara