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À propos
Ballinard is a small parish located in County Limerick in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The parish sits in the central-southern portion of the county, characterized by the gently rolling landscape typical of much of Limerick's interior. The terrain consists of pastoral farmland interspersed with hedgerows, stone walls, and small woodlands, reflecting the predominantly agricultural nature of the region. The landscape is drained by small tributaries and streams that feed into the broader river systems of the area, contributing to the lush green countryside for which Limerick is known.
As a parish in rural County Limerick, Ballinard has its roots in Ireland's long ecclesiastical history. Like many Irish parishes, it developed around a local church and served as an important center for spiritual and community life. The parish structure itself reflects the historical division of Irish land into townlands and administrative units that organized both civil and religious life. Over the centuries, the parish has been home to farming families whose lives were shaped by the rhythms of agricultural work and the changing political circumstances of Ireland, from the period of English rule through to independence.
The community of Ballinard, like rural parishes throughout Limerick, has historically centered around farming, with local families working small to medium-sized holdings. The parish would have contained a church serving the Catholic population, and the wider community life was traditionally organized around family, church, and land. The landscape visible today in Ballinard bears the marks of this long agricultural heritage, with field systems and settlement patterns that have evolved over generations.
Ballinard represents the quiet, enduring character of rural Irish parish life. While it may not be widely known beyond the region, the parish remains significant to those with family connections there and to the broader cultural and historical landscape of County Limerick. It exemplifies the small-scale community structures that have defined rural Ireland, serving as a home to families whose histories are woven into the fabric of the Irish countryside.
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- Comté
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Baronnie
Smallcounty
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Nom irlandais
Baile an Aird
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
647 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 7 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Ballinard
- Irlandais
- Baile an Aird
- Baronnie
- Smallcounty
- Comté
- Limerick