143
Taifid Daonáirimh
27
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 78
- Teaghlaigh
- 13
- Daoine
- 65 -16.7%
- Teaghlaigh
- 14 +7.7%
Maidir Liom
Oldtown is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in the southwest of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it forms part of the broader rural landscape that characterizes much of the county's interior. The townland sits within the wider geography of Limerick, a county known for its mix of agricultural land, river valleys, and scattered settlements. The landscape typical of this region includes pastoral farmland, hedgerows, and small clusters of rural dwellings that reflect centuries of agricultural settlement patterns.
As with most Irish townlands, Oldtown's name likely derives from the presence of an older settlement or structures within its boundaries, though detailed records of its specific founding or early history are not always readily documented in accessible sources. The townland system itself, which divides Ireland into thousands of small territorial units, dates back centuries and reflects patterns of medieval land organization that have persisted into modern times. Oldtown would have developed as part of the broader pattern of rural settlement and land use that evolved in County Limerick over generations.
Today, Oldtown remains a rural townland within the farming community of County Limerick. Like many small Irish townlands, it represents the fabric of rural Irish life, where agriculture and pastoral traditions continue to shape the landscape and community. The significance of such townlands lies not in dramatic historical events or major commercial importance, but rather in their role as fundamental units of Irish territorial and social organization, connecting present-day residents to centuries of continuous habitation and land use.
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Barúntacht
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Taifid Oifig na Luachála
Ó Chartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí–1850idí)
Taifeadadh 37 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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- Béarla
- Oldtown (Bennett)
- Gaeilge
- An Seanbhaile (Bennett)
- Paróiste
- An tOspidéal
- Barúntacht
- An Déis Bheag
- Áit
- Luimneach