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Localidades
374
Registros censales
47
Hogares
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Años del censo
- Personas
- 187
- Hogares
- 23
- Personas
- 187 0%
- Hogares
- 24 +4.3%
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Ballyduff is a small parish situated in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, located in the Dingle Peninsula region. The parish encompasses a rural landscape characteristic of this part of County Kerry, with rolling hills, farmland, and traditional Irish countryside. The area is part of the broader Mid-Kerry region and lies within reasonable proximity to larger towns such as Listowel and Tralee, which serve as commercial and administrative centers for the surrounding parishes. The terrain and climate reflect the maritime influence of southwest Ireland, with the Atlantic Ocean not far distant, creating the lush green landscape typical of the Irish west.
Ballyduff, like many Irish parishes, has deep historical roots connected to the Catholic Church and Irish rural life. The parish developed around its church, which serves as the spiritual and social center of the community. The area's history is interwoven with broader patterns of Irish settlement, agriculture, and the significant demographic changes that occurred throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including emigration that affected many rural Irish communities. The parish represents the kind of small, tightly-knit settlement pattern that has characterized rural Ireland for centuries.
The parish maintains its importance as a focal point for the local community, with the church serving traditional roles in parish life including Mass, baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Like many rural Irish parishes, Ballyduff would have experienced significant social changes over recent decades, including declining rural populations and shifts in agricultural practice. The community continues to maintain local identity and traditions, with the parish remaining a meaningful administrative and social division in the landscape of County Kerry and the wider region.
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Baronía
Corkaguiny
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Nombre en irlandés
An Baile Dubh
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Localidades
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
193 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 12 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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