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Condado de Derry

Localidad

Ballintemple

218

Registros censales

49

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
109
Hogares
25
1911 Censo
Personas
109 0%
Hogares
24 -4%

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Ballintemple is a small townland located in County Derry in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the northern Irish countryside. The townland forms part of the rolling terrain characteristic of County Derry, an area known for its agricultural heritage and rural character. Like many townlands in the region, Ballintemple is defined by the traditional Irish land division system, which organizes the countryside into small, named administrative units. The landscape surrounding the townland is predominantly pastoral, with fields, hedgerows, and scattered settlements typical of the Derry countryside.

The townland system itself has deep historical roots extending back several centuries, with townlands serving as fundamental units of land organization in Ireland since medieval times. County Derry's history is intertwined with broader Irish and Ulster history, marked by periods of settlement, plantation, and cultural development. Ballintemple, like other townlands in the area, reflects this layered historical background through its place name and the patterns of human settlement visible in the landscape. The name itself, following Irish naming conventions, likely contains references to local geographic or cultural features.

Ballintemple maintains significance as part of County Derry's rural community fabric, representing the agricultural and residential character that defines much of the county's identity. The townland, along with others in the region, contributes to the distinctive sense of place that characterizes rural Derry. While individual townlands may not always feature prominently in broader historical records, they form the foundation of local community identity and land use patterns that have persisted across generations.

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Parroquia

Errigal

Condado

Derry

Baronía

Coleraine

Valuation Office Records

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

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3 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
Ballintemple
Parroquia
Errigal
Baronía
Coleraine
Condado
Derry