130
Registros censales
18
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 58
- Hogares
- 9
- Personas
- 72 +24.1%
- Hogares
- 9 0%
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Ballyrishteen is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwestern region of Ireland. The townland is situated in the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula and its surrounding areas, characterized by the rolling hills, agricultural lands, and rugged coastal features typical of this part of County Kerry. Like many Irish townlands, Ballyrishteen represents a traditional administrative division of land that reflects centuries of settlement patterns and land use practices. The area's geography is shaped by the Atlantic influence and the temperate maritime climate that defines much of southwest Ireland, with the terrain supporting pastoral farming and traditional rural settlement.
The history of Ballyrishteen, like that of many Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the patterns of Gaelic settlement and subsequent English administrative organization. The townland system itself was formalized during the Norman period and later refined under English rule, with townlands serving as the basic unit of land division across Ireland. The name Ballyrishteen, like other "Bally-" prefixed townlands, derives from the Irish word "baile," meaning settlement or homestead, suggesting a long history of human habitation and community organization in this location.
Ballyrishteen remains primarily a rural, agricultural community typical of many Kerry townlands. The area is home to local farming families and maintains the character of traditional Irish countryside settlement, with scattered houses and farms distributed across the landscape. As with many small townlands in Ireland, Ballyrishteen serves as part of the cultural and administrative fabric of its local parish and broader county community, contributing to the preservation of rural Irish heritage and landscape traditions.
The significance of Ballyrishteen to the local community lies in its role as a residential and agricultural center within the broader social and economic structure of County Kerry. Townlands like Ballyrishteen form the foundation of local identity and community organization in rural Ireland, serving as meaningful geographic and social reference points for residents and maintaining connections to Ireland's distinctive landscape heritage and historical settlement patterns.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Ristín
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Baronía
Corkaguiny
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
30 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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