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Localidades
560
Registros censales
123
Hogares
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Años del censo
- Personas
- 240
- Hogares
- 56
- Personas
- 320 +33.3%
- Hogares
- 67 +19.6%
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Ballymorin is a small parish located in County Westmeath in the midlands of Ireland. The parish sits within the broader landscape characteristic of this region, which is marked by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and the presence of waterways typical of the Irish midlands. Like much of County Westmeath, Ballymorin's geography reflects the glacial formations that shaped Ireland during the last ice age, resulting in a relatively gentle terrain interspersed with small lakes and bog areas. The landscape is predominantly rural, with scattered farmsteads and villages forming the backbone of settlement patterns in the area.
The parish of Ballymorin, like other parishes in County Westmeath, has its roots in the historical administrative and ecclesiastical divisions of Ireland that developed over centuries. The townland structure and parish system reflect both Anglo-Norman influence and earlier Gaelic territorial arrangements. County Westmeath itself has a rich history connected to the broader story of the Irish midlands, including periods of monastic settlement and later developments through the medieval and early modern periods. The parish would have served as an important unit of local organization for both secular and religious life in the community.
Ballymorin, as a parish in County Westmeath, forms part of the diocese and represents the kind of rural Irish parish that has historically served as the foundation of community life. The local parish church and associated structures would have been central to the social and spiritual life of residents. Like many rural Irish parishes, Ballymorin reflects the patterns of settlement, land use, and community organization that characterize the midlands region. The parish remains part of the local administrative and cultural framework that connects residents to their immediate locality and to the broader County Westmeath community.
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Rathconrath
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Mhóirín
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
12 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 7 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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