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Comté de Tipperary

Localité

Ballyea North

Baile Uí Aodha Thuaidh

51

Registres de recensement

13

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
34
Foyers
8
1911 Recensement
Personnes
17 -50%
Foyers
5 -37.5%

À propos

Ballyea North is a townland located in County Tipperary in the province of Munster, in the south of Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader Ballyea area in the barony of Iffa and Osory, situated in the agricultural landscape that characterises much of central Tipperary. The terrain is typical of the region, comprising rolling farmland interspersed with hedgerows, stone walls, and scattered rural dwellings. The landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use, with pastureland predominating alongside patches of tillage and forestry. The townland's setting places it within the network of rural communities that have long defined the character of County Tipperary's interior.

Like many Irish townlands, Ballyea North has roots extending back through medieval times, though detailed historical records specific to this particular townland are limited. The name itself, deriving from Irish "Baile Éadha" or similar constructions, indicates a settlement of long standing. The area would have experienced the various historical phases common to Tipperary, including medieval land organisation, the impacts of the Anglo-Norman and subsequent English influence, and the agrarian and social changes of more recent centuries. The townland represents one of thousands of small territorial divisions that structured Irish rural life and land ownership through successive historical periods.

Ballyea North, like its neighbouring townlands, contributes to the cultural and social fabric of its immediate locality. The townland is part of a parish structure that has historically organised community and religious life in the region. Its significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural landscape of Tipperary, where farming families and long-established communities maintain connections to the land and to each other. The townland name appears in parish records, land surveys, and local knowledge, anchoring it within the geographic and social memory of the wider area.

Today, Ballyea North remains a quiet rural townland typical of many in inland Tipperary, characterised by dispersed settlement and continued agricultural activity. Its significance is primarily local and familial rather than marked by major historical events or monuments, though it forms an integral part of Tipperary's distinctive townland system and rural heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the area, the townland represents continuity with agricultural traditions and rural life that have persisted across generations in this part of Ireland.

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Paroisse

Templeachally

Comté

Tipperary

Nom irlandais

Baile Uí Aodha Thuaidh

Baronnie

Owney and Arra

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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59 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Détails

Anglais
Ballyea North
Irlandais
Baile Uí Aodha Thuaidh
Paroisse
Templeachally
Baronnie
Owney and Arra
Comté
Tipperary