76
Taifid Daonáirimh
14
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 62
- Teaghlaigh
- 12
- Daoine
- 14 -77.4%
- Teaghlaigh
- 2 -83.3%
Maidir Liom
Killacolla is a small townland situated in County Limerick in the province of Munster in the southwest of Ireland. The townland is located in the barony of Barker, from which it derives its administrative designation. The landscape of this area is characteristic of rural Limerick, featuring the rolling farmland and pastoral countryside that typifies much of the county. The region sits within the broader geographical context of the Shannon estuary area, which has shaped settlement patterns and land use throughout the region for centuries.
The townland, like much of rural Ireland, has a history rooted in agricultural settlement and land tenure patterns established over many centuries. The naming of the townland—with "Killa" or "Cill" referring to a church or monastic cell in Irish—suggests early ecclesiastical significance, though detailed historical records specifically about Killacolla itself are limited. The barony system that gave rise to the "Barker" designation reflects the medieval and early modern administrative divisions imposed on Irish lands, divisions that persisted into modern times and continue to define local identity and record-keeping.
As a rural townland, Killacolla would have been shaped by the major historical events that affected County Limerick broadly, including the land confiscations, the Great Famine of the 1840s, and subsequent rural depopulation. Today, like many Irish townlands, it remains primarily agricultural in character, with small-scale farming and pastoral activity defining the landscape. The townland serves as one of many named geographical units that preserve local heritage and help maintain connection to the Irish countryside's complex history and identity within the modern administrative structure of the county.
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- Paróiste
- Áit
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Ainm Gaeilge
Coill an Chalaidh (Barker)
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Barúntacht
Seanaid
- Logainm
Taifid Oifig na Luachála
Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)
Taifeadadh 105 sealbhóir i Leabhair Oifig na Luachála don bhaile fearainn seo.
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Bhaile Fearainn
OpenStreetMapSonraí
- Béarla
- Killacolla (Barker)
- Gaeilge
- Coill an Chalaidh (Barker)
- Paróiste
- Cill Fhearghasa
- Barúntacht
- Seanaid
- Áit
- Luimneach