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Comté de Derry

Localité

Ballyarnet

91

Registres de recensement

20

Foyers

1

Année du recensement

1911 Recensement
Personnes
91
Foyers
20

À propos

Ballyarnet is a small townland situated in County Derry (officially Londonderry) in Northern Ireland, located in the north-central part of the county. The townland lies within the broader landscape characteristic of County Derry, which features a mix of agricultural land, rolling hills, and river valleys. The area is part of the wider Sperrins region, known for its moorland and upland terrain. Like many townlands in this part of Ulster, Ballyarnet's landscape reflects centuries of rural settlement and land use, with a patchwork of fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads typical of the Irish countryside.

The townland, like much of County Derry, has deep historical roots connected to the wider history of Ulster and Irish settlement patterns. The name itself, following the common Irish townland naming convention, likely derives from Irish linguistic origins, though the precise historical details of its earliest settlement are not extensively documented in readily available sources. The area has been shaped by the same historical forces that affected County Derry broadly, including patterns of land ownership, agricultural development, and the social structures that evolved in rural Ireland over centuries.

Ballyarnet remains primarily a rural, agricultural community with a character typical of small Irish townlands. It serves as part of the wider community network of County Derry, contributing to the social and economic fabric of the rural areas in the region. Like many such townlands, it reflects the ongoing challenges and continuities of rural Irish life, where farming traditions, family networks, and local connections remain important to community identity and cohesion.

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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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9 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
Ballyarnet
Paroisse
Templemore
Baronnie
North-West Liberties of Londonderry
Comté
Derry