54
Registros censales
13
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 32
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 22 -31.3%
- Hogares
- 7 +16.7%
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Ballyhook is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the southern part of Ireland. The townland is part of the wider landscape of Cork's coastal and semi-rural areas, characterized by rolling terrain and proximity to important waterways. Like many Irish townlands, Ballyhook represents a traditional administrative division of land that has existed for centuries, reflecting patterns of settlement and land organization established during medieval times and refined through subsequent centuries of Irish history.
The area around Ballyhook, like much of County Cork, has deep roots in Irish history spanning from prehistoric times through to the present day. Cork's landscape has been shaped by various periods including the early Christian era, Anglo-Norman settlement, and the complex social and economic changes of the early modern and modern periods. The townland system itself, which organizes the Irish countryside into small named divisions, became standardized during English administration but built upon older Irish territorial patterns and community structures.
Ballyhook's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the interconnected community fabric of rural Cork. As with many Irish townlands, it serves as a geographic and social reference point for local residents, appearing in genealogical records, land divisions, and community memory. The townland remains of particular interest to those researching local history and family heritage, as Irish genealogy often relies upon identifying ancestors' connections to specific townlands where property was held or families resided.
Today, Ballyhook exemplifies the quieter, less densely populated aspects of County Cork's rural character. Like many small Irish townlands, it reflects the ongoing relationship between Ireland's agricultural heritage and contemporary rural life, maintaining its place in local identity and administrative records while adapting to modern realities of Irish countryside living.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Uí Dhubháin
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Baronía
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
32 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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