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Condado de Cork

Localidad

Ballaheen

Bealach Fhinn

21

Registros censales

4

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
12
Hogares
2
1911 Censo
Personas
9 -25%
Hogares
2 0%

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Ballaheen is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cork, an area known for its rolling hills, agricultural land, and rural character. Like many Irish townlands, Ballaheen represents a traditional administrative division of the Irish countryside, with its own distinct geographic boundaries and identity within the local community. The surrounding region is typical of rural Cork, featuring mixed farming terrain and traditional Irish countryside.

The history of Ballaheen, as with many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical patterns of County Cork and Ireland more generally. The townland system itself has deep roots in Irish settlement patterns, with townlands serving as important units of land organization for centuries. While specific documented historical events particular to Ballaheen may be limited in readily available sources, the townland would have experienced the major historical transitions that affected rural Cork, including changes in land ownership, agricultural practices, and social structures across different historical periods.

Ballaheen, like other rural townlands in Cork, is primarily characterized by its agricultural and residential landscape. The townland contains scattered houses, farmsteads, and the natural features typical of the Cork countryside. Local features may include traditional field patterns, small roads connecting to the wider road network, and the types of vegetation and wildlife associated with Irish rural areas. The townland's significance lies largely in its role as part of the living rural community of Cork.

For the local community, Ballaheen functions as part of the fabric of rural Cork life, contributing to the region's agricultural heritage and residential character. Townlands like Ballaheen maintain cultural and administrative significance in Irish life, serving as reference points for local identity and community organization. The preservation of townland names and boundaries represents an important aspect of Irish cultural and geographic heritage, maintaining connections to Ireland's historical settlement patterns and local community structures.

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Parroquia

Britway

Condado

Cork

Nombre en irlandés

Bealach Fhinn

Baronía

Barrymore

Valuation Office Records

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

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53 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
Ballaheen
Irlandés
Bealach Fhinn
Parroquia
Britway
Baronía
Barrymore
Condado
Cork