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Condado de Meath

Localidad

Balsoon

Baile Easúin

45

Registros censales

7

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
22
Hogares
3
1911 Censo
Personas
23 +4.5%
Hogares
4 +33.3%

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Balsoon is a small townland located in County Meath in the province of Leinster, in the east of Ireland. The townland lies within the broader landscape of the Meath countryside, an area characterized by rolling hills, fertile agricultural land, and a network of rural communities. Like many Irish townlands, Balsoon represents a traditional territorial division of land that has persisted since medieval times, forming the smallest official unit of land division in Ireland. The landscape of this region is typical of the Irish midlands, with pastoral fields, hedgerows, and tree lines that define the agricultural character of the area.

The history of County Meath extends back thousands of years, as the county was home to the Hill of Tara, one of Ireland's most significant archaeological and cultural sites. While Balsoon itself is a modest rural settlement, it exists within this historically rich context. Like other townlands in Meath, Balsoon would have been part of the local baronies and parishes that organized the region through the medieval period and into more recent centuries. The local community would have developed around farming and the traditional rhythms of rural Irish life, with land use and settlement patterns shaped by both natural geography and historical administrative divisions.

Balsoon, as a townland, serves as part of the local community's geographic and cultural identity, though it remains one of many small rural settlements in County Meath. The townland system continues to hold significance in Ireland as a means of identifying locations and understanding the organization of rural space. For residents and those with family connections to the area, townland names carry historical and genealogical importance, linking individuals and families to specific places across generations. In this way, Balsoon contributes to the cultural fabric of County Meath, representing the dispersed pattern of rural settlement that characterizes much of inland Ireland.

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Parroquia

Balsoon

Condado

Meath

Nombre en irlandés

Baile Easúin

Baronía

Deece Lower

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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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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Detalles

Inglés
Balsoon
Irlandés
Baile Easúin
Parroquia
Balsoon
Baronía
Deece Lower
Condado
Meath