49
Registros censales
7
Hogares
1
Año del censo
- Personas
- 49
- Hogares
- 7
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Ballymacandrick is a townland located in County Cork in the southwestern part of the Republic of Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of Cork's countryside, which is characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the typical pastoral scenery of Munster. Like many Irish townlands, Ballymacandrick is a small administrative division that reflects the historic territorial organization of the Irish landscape, serving as a fundamental unit of land division established centuries ago. The townland's name, following Irish naming conventions, likely derives from "Baile mac Andric" or similar Gaelic origins, though the exact historical etymology may vary.
The history of Ballymacandrick, as with most rural Irish townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical movements that shaped County Cork and Ireland more generally. The townland would have been established during the medieval period as part of the feudal land organization system. Like other areas in Cork, it experienced the various upheavals of Irish history, including the Norman invasion, the Tudor plantations, and the subsequent land redistributions that characterized early modern Ireland. The landscape itself bears testimony to centuries of human habitation and agricultural use.
Today, Ballymacandrick remains part of the rural fabric of Cork, primarily serving agricultural purposes as farmland. The townland, though small and modest in contemporary terms, represents the kind of local geographic and social unit that continues to structure rural Irish life and community identity. These townlands, while often overlooked by outsiders, remain significant to local residents and families who maintain connections to their ancestral lands. The preservation of townland names and boundaries reflects the continuity of Irish cultural and administrative traditions extending back hundreds of years.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Mhic Anraic
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Baronía
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
48 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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