28
Registros censales
6
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 14
- Hogares
- 3
- Personas
- 14 0%
- Hogares
- 3 0%
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Ballyroe is a small townland situated in County Waterford in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural area characterized by the rolling countryside typical of the region, with agricultural land and pastoral landscapes forming the backbone of the local geography. The townland is part of the broader fabric of County Waterford, an area known for its combination of fertile farmland, coastal features, and river valleys. The landscape reflects centuries of human settlement and land use, with field boundaries, hedgerows, and scattered dwellings marking the settlement patterns common to rural Munster.
The history of Ballyroe, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the Anglo-Norman settlement patterns and subsequent land divisions that shaped the Irish countryside. The townland system itself, of which Ballyroe is a part, represents one of the most distinctive features of Irish land organization, with townland names often derived from Irish language origins, describing geographical or ownership characteristics of the land. Waterford as a county has a rich historical significance dating back to Viking settlement and medieval Anglo-Norman conquest, influences that extended to smaller settlements like Ballyroe throughout the region.
As a rural townland, Ballyroe's significance lies primarily in its role within the local agricultural community and the broader tapestry of rural Waterford life. Like many Irish townlands, it serves as an important unit of local identity and geographical reference for residents and descendants of the area. The townland remains part of the living landscape of County Waterford, representing the continuity of rural Irish settlement patterns and community structures that have persisted, with modifications, from medieval times to the present day.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Baile Rua
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Baronía
Coshmore and Coshbride
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
24 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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