60
Census Records
11
Households
1
Census Year
- People
- 60
- Households
- 11
About
Ballyard is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland is situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula, one of Ireland's most distinctive geographic features characterized by rugged mountains, coastal cliffs, and pastoral valleys. Like many Kerry townlands, Ballyard is part of a rural area defined by traditional field systems, scattered farmsteads, and the kind of open countryside typical of the Irish southwest. The terrain reflects the region's Atlantic-facing exposure and the geological formations that have shaped the peninsula over millennia.
As with much of County Kerry, Ballyard's history is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land use, and social change. The townland system itself, which divides Irish rural areas into named geographic units, has roots in medieval and early modern land organization. The areas around the Dingle Peninsula have been inhabited for thousands of years, from prehistoric times through the medieval period when monastic settlements and ring forts dotted the landscape. The current settlement patterns and field boundaries reflect centuries of agricultural practice and successive waves of Irish history.
Ballyard, like many small Kerry townlands, would have been shaped by the agricultural economy that has long defined rural Ireland. The community would have relied on farming, pastoral activities, and the kinds of local connections typical of rural Irish villages. Today, such townlands represent the fabric of rural Kerry life, though many have experienced the demographic and economic changes that have affected rural Ireland over recent decades. The local community's connection to the land and to traditional ways of life remains significant to the identity of these places.
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Irish Name
An Baile Ard
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Barony
Trughanacmy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
40 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
Townland Location
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Census Records
Linked Census Records
1 matchedHistorical Census Records
3 unlinkedThese census records match the name Ballyard but could not be automatically linked to this townland. The historical name may refer to a street, subdivision, or older boundary that no longer exists as a separate unit.
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