136
Census Records
31
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 74
- Households
- 14
- People
- 62 -16.2%
- Households
- 17 +21.4%
About
Ballyglass is a small townland situated in County Clare in the west of Ireland, part of the broader landscape of the Burren region and its surrounding areas. The townland lies within the administrative divisions of County Clare, which occupies a significant portion of the province of Munster. The area is characterized by the distinctive karst limestone topography typical of this part of Ireland, with rolling hills, exposed bedrock, and natural drainage patterns that have shaped both the physical landscape and human settlement patterns over centuries. Like many rural townlands in this region, Ballyglass is primarily rural and agricultural in character, with small farms and dispersed houses forming the settlement pattern.
The history of Ballyglass, like much of County Clare, is rooted in the broader narrative of Irish rural settlement and land use. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into small administrative units, reflects centuries of successive waves of settlement, land division, and social organization. The name "Ballyglass" derives from the Irish "Baile" meaning townland or settlement, with "Glass" referring to a color or possibly a personal name, a naming pattern that is common throughout Irish geography. The area would have been shaped by the agricultural practices, land ownership patterns, and community structures that characterized rural Ireland, particularly during the medieval period and through the colonial era.
Ballyglass, like many quiet rural townlands in County Clare, serves primarily as a residential and agricultural locality for its inhabitants and contributes to the character of the broader county landscape. The townland's significance lies in its role as part of the intricate social and administrative fabric of rural Clare, where such small geographic units have traditionally functioned as meaningful units of community organization, land tenure, and local identity. While it may lack major historical monuments or events of regional fame, Ballyglass represents the everyday rural Ireland that has sustained communities and agricultural traditions across generations.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
An Baile Glas
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Barony
Bunratty Lower
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
Townland Location
OpenStreetMapDetails
- English
- Ballyglass
- Irish
- An Baile Glas
- Parish
- Saint Patrick's
- Barony
- Bunratty Lower
- County
- Clare