376
Registros censales
82
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 198
- Hogares
- 43
- Personas
- 178 -10.1%
- Hogares
- 39 -9.3%
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Ballygelly is a townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Antrim plateau region. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and agricultural lands typical of central County Antrim, with a rural and predominantly farming-based setting. Like many townlands in the region, Ballygelly represents one of the smallest administrative divisions of Irish land, a classification system with deep historical roots in Irish geography. The townland is part of the wider network of rural communities that dot the County Antrim countryside, each maintaining its own local identity within the county's broader settlement pattern.
The history of Ballygelly, as with many Irish townlands, is connected to the long processes of Anglo-Norman settlement, plantation-era colonization, and subsequent agricultural development that shaped County Antrim over centuries. The townland names themselves often derive from Irish Gaelic origins, with "Bally" being a common prefix meaning "settlement" or "homestead." Understanding the precise historical trajectory of Ballygelly specifically would require consultation of local historical records, estate papers, and genealogical sources that document the area's development through medieval, early modern, and modern periods.
Ballygelly contributes to the fabric of rural County Antrim life as part of the local community structure. Like other townlands in the region, it serves as a meaningful geographic and social reference point for residents, connecting them to their immediate locality and broader parish and baronial divisions. The significance of such townlands to local identity and community organization remains an important aspect of how rural Irish communities maintain their connection to place and heritage, even as modern administrative structures have evolved.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile an Gheallaidh
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Baronía
Antrim Lower
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
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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