215
Registros censales
53
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 110
- Hogares
- 27
- Personas
- 105 -4.5%
- Hogares
- 26 -3.7%
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Ballynocker is a small townland located in County Derry in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the north-central region of the county. Like many townlands in this part of Ulster, it is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of County Derry, with agricultural land forming the primary use of the landscape. The area benefits from its position in a region marked by a mixture of arable and pastoral farming, with the typical field systems and stone walls or hedgerows that define the Irish rural countryside. The townland's name, like many in the region, reflects Irish linguistic roots, with "Bally" deriving from the Irish "baile" meaning townland or settlement.
The history of Ballynocker, as with most small townlands in County Derry, is interwoven with the broader historical patterns of the region, including the Anglo-Norman settlement of Ulster, the plantation period, and the subsequent development of rural Irish communities. County Derry itself has a rich and complex history shaped by its position in the province of Ulster and its religious and cultural divisions. Ballynocker would have developed as part of the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of rural Ulster, with families establishing themselves on small holdings and developing the agricultural economy that sustained the community.
As a rural townland, Ballynocker's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the agricultural and social fabric of County Derry. Like many such townlands, it serves as a geographic and administrative subdivision that has carried historical meaning for local families and communities. The townland system itself remains important to Irish identity and land organization, even as rural populations have declined and agricultural practices have modernized. For those with family connections to the area, Ballynocker represents part of their ancestral heritage and local history.
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
5 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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