247
Taifid Daonáirimh
51
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 126
- Teaghlaigh
- 26
- Daoine
- 121 -4%
- Teaghlaigh
- 25 -3.8%
Maidir Liom
Gearagh is a small townland located in County Cork in southwestern Ireland, situated in the Munster region. The townland is positioned in the fertile agricultural landscape that characterizes much of central Cork, an area marked by rolling hills, river valleys, and mixed farming land. The geography of this part of Cork is defined by river systems and productive soil, which has historically supported cattle and sheep farming as well as traditional tillage agriculture. Like many Irish townlands, Gearagh represents a small administrative division of land with its own distinct identity within the broader landscape.
The name Gearagh itself derives from Irish language roots, reflecting the region's Gaelic heritage. The townland, like much of Cork, has a history shaped by agricultural settlement, local community development, and the broader historical movements that affected rural Ireland. The area would have been part of the extensive estates and lands that characterized Cork's rural organization, with local families developing ties to the land over generations. The historical context of Cork—including its experience of the Famine, land reform movements, and social changes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—would have shaped life in Gearagh as it did throughout the region.
Gearagh, as a rural townland, represents the dispersed settlement pattern typical of Irish countryside, where small communities centered around local roads, farms, and family networks. The townland contributes to the sense of local identity and belonging that remains important in rural Irish communities, where townland names serve as a fundamental organizing principle for describing location and heritage. For residents of the area, Gearagh provides a specific geographic and social anchor that connects them to their immediate landscape and community history. The preservation of townland divisions and names continues to be important to local identity in Cork and throughout Ireland.
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Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)
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- Béarla
- Gearagh
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- Gaothrach
- Paróiste
- Mainistir na Corann
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- Áit
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