34
Registros censales
6
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 15
- Hogares
- 3
- Personas
- 19 +26.7%
- Hogares
- 3 0%
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Ballystraw is a small townland located in County Wexford in the southeast of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Wexford Peninsula. The townland forms part of the rural countryside that characterizes much of inland County Wexford, an area marked by rolling agricultural fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. Like many Irish townlands, Ballystraw represents a traditional unit of land division that has persisted from medieval times, though the exact boundaries and extent of the townland reflect the historical patterns of land ownership and settlement in the region.
The history of Ballystraw, as with many Wexford townlands, is interwoven with the broader narrative of Irish rural settlement and land use over centuries. The area would have been shaped by various historical periods, including the Norman settlement of Ireland, the Tudor and Stuart eras, and the transformations brought about by the Act of Union and subsequent Irish history. Townlands such as Ballystraw often contain archaeological features including field systems, burial sites, or the ruins of structures that reflect centuries of habitation and use of the land.
Ballystraw, like other small rural townlands in County Wexford, serves primarily as an agricultural community where farming traditions have long formed the backbone of local life and economy. The townland is connected to the wider local community through family networks, parish structures, and shared participation in county and regional activities. For residents and descendants of the area, Ballystraw represents continuity with family heritage and ancestral connections to the land, making it significant within genealogical and community memory in County Wexford.
Today, Ballystraw remains a quiet rural townland within County Wexford's countryside, representative of the many small settlements that comprise the county's character. While it may not feature prominently in major historical records or tourism, such townlands are fundamental to understanding rural Irish life and the complex mosaic of land division and settlement patterns that define the Irish landscape. For local families and those researching Irish ancestry, Ballystraw holds particular significance as a place of historical residence and ongoing community identity.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Baile Sratha
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Baronía
Shelburne
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
14 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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