97
Census Records
19
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 48
- Households
- 10
- People
- 49 +2.1%
- Households
- 9 -10%
About
Ballylaw is a small townland located in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Ulster region. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and rural countryside typical of mid-Ulster, with a mix of agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. The townland falls within the administrative bounds of the local council area and is part of the network of small settlements that dot the Tyrone countryside, where the landscape transitions between upland areas and lower-lying agricultural valleys.
The history of Ballylaw, like many Ulster townlands, reflects the complex patterns of Irish settlement and land use that developed over centuries. The townland name itself, beginning with "Bally-" (from the Irish "baile"), indicates a historical settlement area. County Tyrone as a whole has deep roots in both Gaelic Irish and Anglo-Norman history, with the landscape shaped by waves of settlement, land division under English administration, and the agricultural practices that became established over the medieval and early modern periods. Ballylaw represents one of many small communities that formed part of the rural fabric of Tyrone.
As a rural townland, Ballylaw's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the local agricultural community and its contribution to the character of the County Tyrone landscape. The townland serves as home to farming families and represents the kind of small-scale rural settlement that has historically been central to life in this region. Like many such places, it reflects both the continuities of rural Irish life and the changes wrought by modern agriculture, population shifts, and economic development in the broader region.
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- Parish
- County
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Barony
Strabane 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
- Ballylaw
- Parish
- Leckpatrick
- Barony
- Strabane Lower
- County
- Tyrone
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