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Townlands
1,724
Registros censales
299
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 882
- Hogares
- 153
- Personas
- 842 -4.5%
- Hogares
- 146 -4.6%
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Ballysteen is a small village and townland located in County Clare in the west of Ireland, situated in the southern part of the county near the border with County Limerick. The landscape of the region is characteristic of mid-western Ireland, with gentle rolling countryside, pastoral farmland, and the broader geographic context of the Shannon region. The village itself is modest in scale, typical of many rural Irish settlements, and is positioned within the broader rural communities that dot County Clare's interior.
The area has deep roots in Irish history, as does much of County Clare. Like many townlands in the region, Ballysteen's name and settlement patterns reflect centuries of Irish and Anglo-Norman influence. The broader County Clare has a rich historical background spanning from early Christian monastic settlements through medieval times to the early modern period. The landscape around Ballysteen would have been shaped by agricultural practices, land divisions, and the historical patterns of Irish rural settlement that developed over centuries.
Ballysteen, as a rural Irish village, serves as a community hub for the surrounding townland and farming families in the area. Like many small Irish villages, it would have traditionally supported local social and community functions, though the character of rural Irish villages has evolved significantly with modernization and demographic changes. The village represents the type of settlement that forms the backbone of rural Irish life, where community connections and local networks remain important to residents.
The significance of Ballysteen to its local community reflects the broader importance of small villages throughout rural Ireland as centers of local identity and social connection. While it is not widely known beyond the region, villages like Ballysteen are integral to understanding the fabric of Irish rural society and the patterns of settlement and land use that characterize the Irish countryside.
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
24 townlands registradas
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- Ballysteen
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- Clare
- Irlandés
- An Clár
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
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