12
Townlands
1,060
Registros censales
210
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 569
- Hogares
- 113
- Personas
- 491 -13.7%
- Hogares
- 97 -14.2%
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Ballycommon is a small townland located in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. It is situated in the broader landscape of the Offaly region, which is characterized by relatively flat to gently rolling terrain. The area falls within the River Shannon basin and benefits from the agricultural character typical of Ireland's central plains. Like much of County Offaly, the landscape around Ballycommon is predominantly rural, with fields, pastureland, and scattered farmsteads forming the backbone of the local environment. The townland is part of the wider network of rural communities that dot the county, contributing to its patchwork of small settlements.
County Offaly has a long and layered history, with evidence of human settlement stretching back through medieval times and beyond. Ballycommon, like many Irish townlands, carries a name with Gaelic roots, reflecting the deep historical presence of Irish culture in the region. The townland would have been part of the broader social and administrative structures that developed throughout Irish history, including the effects of various land divisions, landlord systems, and the patterns of rural life that shaped communities across the midlands. As with most rural Irish townlands, historical records about Ballycommon specifically may be limited, though the area would have been subject to the same general historical forces that affected County Offaly.
The significance of Ballycommon to local inhabitants lies primarily in its role as part of the broader rural community fabric of County Offaly. Like many small townlands in Ireland, it serves as a locality identifier and represents part of the region's agricultural heritage and identity. The community aspect of such places, while modest in scale, remains important to those with family or historical connections to the area. Ballycommon exemplifies the dispersed pattern of rural settlement in Ireland's midlands, where small townlands and villages together create the structure of local life and connection to the land.
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- Condado
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
12 townlands registradas
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- Ballycommon
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- Offaly
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- República de Irlanda
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