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Comté de Derry

Localité

Ballougry

240

Registres de recensement

52

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
123
Foyers
27
1911 Recensement
Personnes
117 -4.9%
Foyers
25 -7.4%

À propos

Ballougry is a small townland located in County Derry, in the northern part of the island of Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of County Derry, an area characterized by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and proximity to the River Foyle and other waterways that have shaped the region's geography and settlement patterns. Like many townlands in County Derry, Ballougry is situated in an area where the terrain transitions between more elevated moorland and productive lowland farming districts. The local landscape reflects the typical rural character of rural Derry, with scattered houses, field boundaries, and connections to nearby larger settlements and villages.

As with much of County Derry, the area has deep historical roots extending back through Irish history. Townlands across County Derry developed through centuries of settlement, land division, and local community organization, with patterns established during various periods including the medieval era and later administrative reorganizations. The name Ballougry itself, like many Irish townland names, likely derives from Irish language origins, though the precise historical trajectory of this particular townland would require consultation of specialized local historical records and sources specific to County Derry's settlement history.

Ballougry remains part of the living landscape of County Derry, functioning as a rural townland within the broader framework of local parishes and communities. The townland contributes to the area's agricultural heritage and rural character, with residents maintaining connections to the land and to neighboring communities. Like many townlands in the region, it represents the fine-grained administrative and social organization that has long characterized rural Ireland, where townland divisions continue to provide important geographic and cultural reference points for local people.

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Paroisse

Templemore

Comté

Derry

Baronnie

North-West Liberties of Londonderry

Valuation Office Records

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

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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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Détails

Anglais
Ballougry
Paroisse
Templemore
Baronnie
North-West Liberties of Londonderry
Comté
Derry