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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Ballyglass Middle is a townland located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's central regions. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a small administrative division of land with its own distinct identity within the parish system. The area is characteristic of Galway's varied terrain, which in this region typically features a mix of agricultural land, stone walls, and the rolling countryside that defines much of the Irish midlands and western counties. The townland's name, following Irish nomenclature, likely derives from "Baile an Ghlas," suggesting an association with a green place or settlement.
The history of Ballyglass Middle, as with many Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical patterns of County Galway, including the influence of the Anglo-Norman settlers, the Gaelic Irish clans, and later English colonial administration. Townlands like Ballyglass Middle served as fundamental units of land division and property ownership, particularly important during the various land surveys and redistributions that occurred throughout Irish history. The area would have been shaped by the agricultural practices, social structures, and historical events that affected rural Galway over centuries, though specific documented events particular to this individual townland are limited in widely available historical records.
Ballyglass Middle remains part of the living landscape of County Galway, contributing to the local community's connection to the land and its heritage. Like many rural Irish townlands, it represents continuity with Ireland's past while being integrated into contemporary parish and county structures. The townland serves as part of the detailed geographic and administrative framework that characterizes rural Ireland, preserving traditional place names and land divisions that have remained remarkably stable through centuries of change.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Baile Glas Láir
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Baronía
Ballymoe
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
4 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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