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Condado de Kilkenny

Localidad

Balief Lower

Baile Ífe Íochtarach

93

Registros censales

19

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
33
Hogares
9
1911 Censo
Personas
60 +81.8%
Hogares
10 +11.1%

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Balief Lower is a small townland located in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster, Ireland. The townland is situated in the southeastern part of the county, characterized by the rolling countryside and pastoral landscape typical of this region. Like many Irish townlands, Balief Lower represents a traditional land division system that has existed for centuries, with the landscape shaped by agricultural use, stone walls, and scattered rural settlements. The terrain reflects the broader geography of Kilkenny, which features a mixture of farmland, woodland, and river valleys, contributing to its reputation as productive agricultural country.

The history of Balief Lower, like many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical development of Kilkenny and the wider Anglo-Norman and Gaelic heritage of the region. County Kilkenny has a rich medieval history, being home to significant castles, abbeys, and monastic sites. Townlands such as Balief Lower would have been part of the complex land tenure systems that developed through successive periods of Irish, Norman, and English influence. The name itself, like many Irish place names, carries linguistic roots that reflect the area's cultural heritage, though precise historical documentation specific to this individual townland may be limited in readily available sources.

As a rural townland, Balief Lower's primary significance lies in its role within the local agricultural and community structure of County Kilkenny. These small territorial divisions continue to serve practical purposes in Irish administrative and social organization, helping to identify specific locations and maintain connections to local heritage and identity. The townland system remains an important part of how rural Irish communities understand and organize their landscape and local connections, even as modern administrative boundaries have been added over time.

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Parroquia

Clomantagh

Condado

Kilkenny

Nombre en irlandés

Baile Ífe Íochtarach

Baronía

Crannagh

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

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

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Detalles

Inglés
Balief Lower
Irlandés
Baile Ífe Íochtarach
Parroquia
Clomantagh
Baronía
Crannagh
Condado
Kilkenny