100
Registros censales
26
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 57
- Hogares
- 13
- Personas
- 43 -24.6%
- Hogares
- 13 0%
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Ballygroman Upper is a townland situated in County Cork, Ireland, located in the south-central part of the county. The townland forms part of the broader landscape characteristic of Cork's inland regions, which are typically marked by rolling hills, agricultural land, and a rural settlement pattern. Like many Irish townlands, Ballygroman Upper represents a small administrative and geographic unit that reflects centuries of land division and settlement patterns in Ireland. The surrounding area is predominantly devoted to pastoral farming and small-scale agriculture, which has been the economic mainstay of rural Cork for generations.
The townland system itself, to which Ballygroman Upper belongs, has deep historical roots in Irish geography and administration. Townlands emerged over centuries as a method of organizing land and community boundaries, with their origins often tracing back to Gaelic territorial divisions and later English administrative reorganization. Ballygroman Upper, like its paired townland Ballygroman Lower, reflects this traditional subdivision of land that continues to define rural Irish geography today. The prefix "Bally" is common throughout Ireland and typically derives from the Irish word "baile," meaning homestead or settlement, suggesting that Ballygroman has roots as an early settlement area.
Ballygroman Upper remains primarily a rural, agricultural townland with limited development, maintaining the character typical of many inland Cork townlands. Its significance is rooted in its place within the broader tapestry of Cork's rural communities and its contribution to the county's farming heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the area, the townland holds local importance as part of their ancestral landscape and community identity. The townland continues to represent the enduring rural character of County Cork and the persistence of traditional administrative divisions in Irish geography.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Bhromáin Uachtarach
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Baronía
Muskerry East
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
63 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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