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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Año del censo
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Ballymacricket is a townland situated in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, located within the broader landscape of the northeast of the island. Like many townlands in Ulster, it represents one of the fundamental administrative divisions of the Irish countryside, with its own distinct geographic boundaries and character. The area is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of County Antrim, with pastoral fields and hedgerows forming the backbone of the landscape. The townland's name, like many in Ireland, carries historical linguistic roots, with "Bally" deriving from the Irish "baile" meaning settlement or homestead, suggesting its origins as a place of habitation.
The history of Ballymacricket, as with much of County Antrim, is interwoven with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land ownership, and social change. The region experienced significant plantation and land reorganization during the early modern period, which shaped patterns of habitation and land use that persist in modified form to the present day. Townlands such as Ballymacricket served as the basic units of local organization, and their boundaries, though sometimes adjusted over centuries, often reflect medieval or earlier settlement patterns. The community would have been primarily engaged in agricultural pursuits for much of its history, a characteristic shared across rural County Antrim.
Ballymacricket remains a rural townland within the contemporary landscape of County Antrim, maintaining its character as part of the agricultural hinterland of the region. Like many small townlands, it represents the granular level of Irish geographic and social organization, where local identity and community ties remain significant. While it may not be widely known beyond its immediate area, Ballymacricket forms part of the cultural and geographic fabric of County Antrim, contributing to the region's distinctive sense of place and local heritage.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Mhic Riocaid
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Baronía
Massereene Upper
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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