Téigh chuig an bpríomh-ábhar

Port Láirge

Baile fearainn

An Carn Beag

Carronbeg

27

Taifid Daonáirimh

7

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
13
Teaghlaigh
4
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
14 +7.7%
Teaghlaigh
3 -25%

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Carronbeg is a small townland located in County Waterford in the province of Munster in south-eastern Ireland. The townland sits within the barony of Decies, an area historically significant for its Gaelic heritage and Anglo-Norman settlement patterns. The landscape of County Waterford in this region is characterized by rolling countryside with pastoral farmland, typical of the agricultural lands that have defined the area for centuries. The townland's name, like many in Ireland, derives from Irish language origins, with "Carron" referring to a rocky place and "beg" meaning small, descriptive of its physical geography.

The history of Carronbeg, like many rural Irish townlands, reflects the broader patterns of settlement and land use across Waterford. Townlands themselves are a distinctive feature of Irish territorial organization, representing small administrative divisions that predate modern county boundaries. The area would have been shaped by successive waves of settlement and land management practices, from medieval times through the post-Famine period, with agriculture forming the backbone of local life and economy. The townland structure itself remains part of Ireland's official administrative framework and is important for land identification and local identity.

As a rural townland, Carronbeg would have supported farming families and agricultural pursuits typical of the wider County Waterford region. Today, like many small Irish townlands, it represents the rural heritage and landscape character of the Irish countryside. The significance of such townlands extends beyond their economic function to their role in preserving local place names, genealogical connections, and community identity. For people with ancestral roots in the area, townland names like Carronbeg serve as important markers of family and local history.

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An Carn Beag

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Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)

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Carronbeg
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An Carn Beag
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Aird Mhór
Barúntacht
Na Déise laistigh den Drom