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Condado de Kerry

Localidad

Ballybeggan

Baile Uí Bheagáin

52

Registros censales

10

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
30
Hogares
5
1911 Censo
Personas
22 -26.7%
Hogares
5 0%

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Ballybeggan is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland, part of the diverse patchwork of rural settlements that characterize this part of the country. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Kerry, an area known for its dramatic natural features including mountains, coastal cliffs, and river valleys. Like many Kerry townlands, Ballybeggan is situated in a region where the terrain transitions between upland areas and more gentle lowland zones, typical of the county's varied topography. The local landscape reflects the geology and weather patterns of southwest Ireland, with rolling green fields maintained by the region's temperate maritime climate and regular rainfall.

Ballybeggan, like most Irish townlands, has origins rooted in the medieval and early modern periods, when the Irish landscape was organized into these administrative and territorial units. Townlands served as fundamental divisions of land and community, often reflecting patterns of settlement and land ownership that developed over centuries. The name itself, beginning with "Bally," derives from the Irish "baile," meaning settlement or homestead, which was a common element in townland nomenclature throughout Ireland. The specific history of Ballybeggan would be connected to the broader historical developments of County Kerry, including periods of Gaelic settlement, Anglo-Norman influence, and later English colonial administration.

As a rural townland in Kerry, Ballybeggan's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the local community fabric rather than as a site of major historical events or monuments. It represents the kind of dispersed rural settlement pattern that has characterized much of the Irish countryside, where small communities maintain connections to their local lands and neighbors. The townland system itself remains culturally important in Ireland, as these divisions continue to be used in addressing, local administration, and community identity, even as the primarily agricultural way of life that once defined such areas has changed considerably.

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Parroquia

Ratass

Condado

Kerry

Nombre en irlandés

Baile Uí Bheagáin

Baronía

Trughanacmy

Valuation Office Records

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

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29 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
Ballybeggan
Irlandés
Baile Uí Bheagáin
Parroquia
Ratass
Baronía
Trughanacmy
Condado
Kerry