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Ballycallaghan

98

Registros censales

26

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
60
Hogares
15
1911 Censo
Personas
38 -36.7%
Hogares
11 -26.7%

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Ballycallaghan is a small townland located in County Derry (also known as County Londonderry) in Northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Sperrins region, characterized by rolling hills, moorland, and rural countryside typical of this part of Ulster. Like many townlands in County Derry, Ballycallaghan is part of a patchwork of small agricultural and residential communities scattered throughout the county. The landscape is predominantly pastoral, with fields and farmland forming the primary visual and economic features of the area.

The townland, like much of County Derry, has deep historical roots connected to the broader history of Ulster and Ireland. County Derry itself was heavily influenced by the Ulster Plantation of the early 17th century and subsequent English and Scottish settlement patterns. Ballycallaghan's name, with its Irish prefix "Bally-" (meaning townland or settlement), reflects the Irish linguistic heritage of the region, while the Callaghan element likely derives from the Irish family name Ó Ceallacháin. The area has experienced the various social, religious, and political developments that have shaped County Derry over centuries.

As a rural townland, Ballycallaghan remains primarily agricultural and residential in character. It serves as part of the tight-knit community network that characterizes rural County Derry, where local connections and family ties often span generations. The townland contributes to the broader cultural and economic fabric of the county, supporting farming activities and maintaining the rural heritage that defines much of Derry's landscape and way of life. Like many such townlands, it represents an important unit of local identity and administration within the Irish townland system.

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Parroquia

Cumber Upper

Condado

Derry

Baronía

Tirkeeran

Valuation Office Records

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

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2 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
Ballycallaghan
Parroquia
Cumber Upper
Baronía
Tirkeeran
Condado
Derry