17
Townlands
1,221
Registros censales
275
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 645
- Hogares
- 143
- Personas
- 576 -10.7%
- Hogares
- 132 -7.7%
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Ballagh is a small rural district located in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated in the province of Ulster. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural landscape typical of mid-Ulster, with the surrounding countryside dominated by farmland, moorland, and pastoral terrain. The district lies within the broader Sperrins region, an area known for its natural beauty and distinctive upland geography. Like much of County Tyrone, Ballagh's landscape reflects the region's history of farming and rural settlement patterns, with scattered homesteads and small communities distributed across the townlands.
The history of Ballagh, as with many rural townlands in County Tyrone, is deeply rooted in the broader patterns of Irish settlement and land use that developed over centuries. The area would have been shaped by the same forces that influenced Ulster more widely, including the plantation period and subsequent agricultural development. The Irish language place-name suggests earlier Gaelic heritage in the region, though detailed historical records specific to Ballagh as a distinct district are limited, as is often the case with small rural townlands that do not feature prominently in formal historical documentation.
Today, Ballagh remains a quiet rural community, characteristic of the many townlands that comprise County Tyrone's dispersed settlement pattern. For local residents, such districts serve as important focal points for community identity and connections to the land, even if they are not widely known outside their immediate region. The area's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the broader fabric of rural Ulster life, where farming traditions, family heritage, and deep roots in the local landscape continue to define community character.
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- Condado
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Jurisdicción
Irlanda del Norte
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
17 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Ballagh
- Condado
- Tyrone
- Irlandés
- Tír Eoghain
- Jurisdicción
- Irlanda del Norte
Registros censales
Townlands
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