126
Census Records
25
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 51
- Households
- 11
- People
- 75 +47.1%
- Households
- 14 +27.3%
About
Ballycummin is a small townland located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of mid-Limerick, an area characterized by rolling countryside, pastoral farmland, and a network of rural roads connecting small settlements. Like much of County Limerick, the terrain features the gentle hills and fertile soils typical of Ireland's south-central region, with the landscape shaped by both natural geology and centuries of agricultural use. The townland forms part of the intricate patchwork of named territories that compose the rural Irish countryside, each with its own local significance and community connections.
The history of Ballycummin, as with many Irish townlands, extends back through centuries of settlement and land use. The townland system itself, with its distinctive naming patterns often derived from Irish language origins, reflects the historical layering of Gaelic, Norman, and English influences across the Irish landscape. Ballycummin's name suggests roots in the Irish language, though like many such place names, the precise historical etymology and the events that shaped the specific settlement remain largely within local and archival knowledge rather than prominent historical records.
As a rural townland, Ballycummin's significance lies primarily in its role within local community life and agricultural heritage. The townland represents the kind of small-scale territorial division that has organized Irish rural society and land ownership for generations. For residents and families with connections to the area, Ballycummin holds personal and ancestral importance, serving as a point of reference for identity, land tenure, and community belonging that remains meaningful in contemporary rural Ireland despite broader social and economic changes.
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Irish Name
Baile Choimín
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Barony
Pubblebrien
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
70 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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