70
Registros censales
11
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 41
- Hogares
- 6
- Personas
- 29 -29.3%
- Hogares
- 5 -16.7%
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Ballyroe is a small townland located in County Clare in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's distinctive terrain. The area is characterized by the rolling countryside typical of inland Clare, with its patchwork of fields, stone walls, and pastoral landscape. The townland lies in a region that transitions between the flatter agricultural lands and the more rugged terrain found further west toward the Atlantic coast. Like many Clare townlands, Ballyroe forms part of a pattern of small settlements that reflect Ireland's traditional rural organization and land division.
The history of Ballyroe, like that of most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the Anglo-Norman and later English land divisions that shaped the Irish countryside. The townland system itself dates back centuries, with names like Ballyroe (derived from the Irish "baile," meaning settlement or homestead) providing linguistic evidence of Gaelic origins beneath subsequent layers of colonial administration. The area would have been part of the broader history of County Clare, including periods of landlordism, agricultural development, and the social changes that transformed rural Ireland from the medieval period onward.
As with many rural Irish townlands, Ballyroe represents the small-scale, dispersed settlement pattern that characterizes much of the Irish countryside. While it may not be widely known beyond the local region, it forms part of the intricate network of communities that make up Clare's rural identity. The townland likely contains scattered houses and farms rather than a concentrated village center, reflecting the traditional Irish pattern of settlement. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Ballyroe carries local significance as a place name associated with heritage, ancestry, and the continuity of rural community life.
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Nombre en irlandés
An Baile Rua
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Baronía
Bunratty Lower
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- Kilfinaghta
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- Bunratty Lower
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