286
Registres de recensement
65
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 154
- Foyers
- 33
- Personnes
- 132 -14.3%
- Foyers
- 32 -3%
À propos
Balleeghan is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's diverse topography. The area is characterized by the rolling hills and moorland typical of inland Donegal, with access to the region's network of rural roads that connect the various townlands and small villages. Like much of Donegal, the landscape reflects the county's Atlantic-facing climate and geology, with terrain that has shaped settlement patterns and agricultural practices throughout history. The townland forms part of the intricate patchwork of rural Irish geography, where individual townlands represent distinct territorial units with their own local character and heritage.
The history of Balleeghan, like many Irish townlands, is rooted in the long processes of settlement, land division, and community development that characterized rural Ireland over centuries. Townlands themselves are ancient divisions of land whose origins trace back to medieval and earlier Irish administrative systems. Balleeghan would have been shaped by the broader historical forces affecting Donegal, including Norman influence, the consolidation of Gaelic territories, and later English colonial administration. The townland system, which remains remarkably intact in Irish geography today, reflects the deep historical layers embedded in the Irish landscape.
As a rural townland in County Donegal, Balleeghan represents the kind of small-scale settlement that has been central to Irish rural life and community identity. These townlands, though often comprising only a handful of houses or farms, maintain their significance as units of local knowledge, heritage, and social organization. The wider Donegal region has a rich cultural heritage, including strong connections to the Irish language and traditional music and craftsmanship. Balleeghan, situated within this context, forms part of the cultural and geographic fabric of one of Ireland's most distinctive counties.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile Aghaidh Chaoin
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Baronnie
Raphoe North
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
10 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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