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Condado de Antrim

Localidad

Ballinloughan

68

Registros censales

9

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
38
Hogares
5
1911 Censo
Personas
30 -21.1%
Hogares
4 -20%

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Ballinloughan is a small townland situated in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, located within the broader landscape of the mid-Antrim region. The townland is characteristic of the rolling countryside that defines much of County Antrim, with a mix of agricultural land, hedgerows, and rural settlements typical of the area. The landscape reflects the region's historical reliance on farming and pastoral activities, with fields and rural infrastructure forming the backbone of the local geography. Like many townlands in Northern Ireland, Ballinloughan represents a unit of land division with roots stretching back centuries, reflecting the historic organization of the Irish countryside.

The townland system itself, to which Ballinloughan belongs, has its origins in medieval and early modern Ireland, representing one of the most distinctive features of Irish land organization. These subdivisions were formalized during the plantation period and subsequent surveys, becoming the standard way that rural land was measured, recorded, and held. Ballinloughan, like thousands of other Irish townlands, carries a name derived from Irish language origins, with "Baile" meaning townland or settlement. This nomenclature preserves linguistic and cultural connections to Ireland's Gaelic heritage, even as the modern community has evolved.

For the local community, Ballinloughan functions as part of the interconnected network of rural townlands that make up the social and administrative fabric of County Antrim. Residents of townlands such as this maintain strong connections to the land and to neighboring communities, with local schools, churches, and community organizations serving as focal points for social life. The townland remains primarily agricultural in character, though like much of rural Northern Ireland, it has experienced the gradual shifts that affect farming communities, including demographic changes and evolving economic patterns. Ballinloughan represents the continuing presence of traditional rural life in County Antrim, preserving a way of life and landscape that has characterized the region for generations.

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Parroquia

Culfeightrin

Condado

Antrim

Baronía

Cary

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
Ballinloughan
Parroquia
Culfeightrin
Baronía
Cary
Condado
Antrim