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Comté de Waterford

Localité

Ballindrumma

Baile an Droma

55

Registres de recensement

11

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
28
Foyers
6
1911 Recensement
Personnes
27 -3.6%
Foyers
5 -16.7%

À propos

Ballindrumma is a small townland located in County Waterford in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The townland sits in the southeastern part of the country, characteristic of the rural landscape that defines much of County Waterford. Like many Irish townlands, Ballindrumma represents a unit of land division with deep historical roots in Irish administrative and property systems. The area is situated within the broader context of Waterford's varied terrain, which ranges from coastal areas to inland agricultural regions and features typical Irish countryside marked by fields, hedgerows, and dispersed settlement patterns.

The townland system itself reflects centuries of Irish history, with these divisions having been formalized during various periods of colonial administration and land reorganization. Ballindrumma, like other townlands in the region, would have been shaped by the agricultural and social structures that characterized rural Ireland. The local landscape would have supported farming activities for generations, with the typical settlement patterns of scattered farmhouses and holdings that remain characteristic of the Irish countryside. The name itself, following Irish naming conventions, likely derives from Irish language roots, as is common with place names throughout County Waterford.

Ballindrumma forms part of the interconnected network of townlands that comprise the local community structure in County Waterford. These small geographic units have historically served important functions in terms of local identity, land tenure, and community organization. The townland remains part of the broader parish and electoral systems that continue to organize Irish rural life. For residents and those with family connections to the area, Ballindrumma represents a specific geographic and cultural reference point within the landscape of County Waterford.

Today, Ballindrumma remains a rural townland within the changing landscape of modern Ireland. Like many such areas, it reflects the ongoing relationship between Ireland's agricultural heritage and contemporary rural development. The townland continues to be recognized as a distinct geographic unit within county records and local knowledge, maintaining its place within the traditional Irish system of land division and local identity.

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Paroisse

Clashmore

Comté

Waterford

Nom irlandais

Baile an Droma

Baronnie

Decies-within-Drum

Valuation Office Records

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

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25 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Détails

Anglais
Ballindrumma
Irlandais
Baile an Droma
Paroisse
Clashmore
Baronnie
Decies-within-Drum
Comté
Waterford