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Taifid Daonáirimh
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Maidir Liom
Crossderry is a small townland located in County Clare in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's rural hinterland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a historical administrative division that reflects the pattern of settlement and land organization that evolved over centuries. The area is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of much of County Clare, with pastoral farmland, stone walls, and scattered farmhouses marking the landscape. The townland falls within the natural geography of the region, where limestone bedrock and glacial deposits shape both the physical terrain and the agricultural practices of those who inhabit it.
The history of Crossderry, as with many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader history of County Clare and Irish rural society. Townlands such as this emerged as meaningful territorial units during medieval and early modern periods, though their boundaries and significance have evolved considerably. The name itself suggests historical settlement patterns, with "Derry" deriving from the Irish word "doire" meaning oak grove or oak wood, indicating the presence of wooded areas in earlier periods. Like much of rural Ireland, the area would have experienced significant changes through the centuries, including the impact of English colonial policies, land tenure systems, and the agricultural transformations that characterized Irish rural life.
Crossderry remains primarily a rural, agricultural community with a dispersed settlement pattern typical of Irish townlands. The area would be connected to broader community life through local parishes, markets, and regional centers, though it would not itself constitute a nucleated village or town. Its significance lies in its role as part of the fabric of rural County Clare, where farming communities maintain connections to the land and to one another through established social and economic networks. The townland represents the persistence of traditional Irish territorial organization, even as modern administrative structures and economic changes have reshaped how rural communities function and relate to their surroundings.
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- Paróiste
- Áit
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Ainm Gaeilge
Cros Doire
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Barúntacht
Cluain idir Dhá Lá
- Logainm
Taifid Oifig na Luachála
Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)
Taifeadadh 40 sealbhóir i Leabhair Oifig na Luachála don bhaile fearainn seo.
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
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Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Bhaile Fearainn
OpenStreetMapSonraí
- Béarla
- Crossderry
- Gaeilge
- Cros Doire
- Paróiste
- Cill an Dísirt
- Barúntacht
- Cluain idir Dhá Lá
- Áit
- An Clár