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Condado de Kerry

Parroquia

Ballyduff

An Baile Dubh

12

Localidades

374

Registros censales

47

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
187
Hogares
23
1911 Censo
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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Condado

Kerry

Baronía

Corkaguiny

Nombre en irlandés

An Baile Dubh

Localidades

12 localidades

Griffith's Valuation

National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)

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193 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 12 townlands (1830s-1850s).

Top Surnames

Flaherty 25 Sullivan 16 Hickson 12 Ferriter 12 O'Donnell 10 Flaherty junr 8 Dowd 8 Murphy 7 Smith 6 Corkery 6

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la parroquia

Ballyduff OpenStreetMap

Detalles

Inglés
Ballyduff
Irlandés
An Baile Dubh
Baronía
Corkaguiny
Condado
Kerry

Registros censales

Localidades 12