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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 87
- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 92 +5.7%
- Foyers
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À propos
Ballydeloughy is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the Munster province of southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional administrative division of land that dates back centuries and typically encompasses a few hundred acres. The townland lies within the broader landscape of Cork, a county known for its rolling hills, river valleys, and mixed agricultural terrain. The area is characterized by the typical pastoral countryside of southern Munster, with fields bounded by hedgerows and stone walls that speak to generations of farming practice and land management.
The history of Ballydeloughy, as with most Irish townlands, is rooted in the Anglo-Norman and Gaelic Irish periods, though detailed historical records specific to this particular townland are limited. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from Irish Gaelic, with "Bally" being a common prefix meaning townland or settlement. The townland would have been shaped by the same historical forces that influenced the broader Cork region, including the plantations of the 17th century, agrarian changes, and the economic transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries. For centuries, it would have been primarily organized around subsistence and commercial farming, the lifeblood of rural Cork communities.
Today, Ballydeloughy remains a quiet rural townland, representative of many small settlements across Cork that maintain their traditional character despite modernization. The community would be connected to nearby villages and towns through local infrastructure, and residents would typically engage with broader county services and markets based in larger centers. As is common in rural Ireland, the townland likely experiences the challenges and opportunities that characterize rural life, including population pressures, agricultural changes, and the importance of preserving local heritage and community identity.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile an Locha
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Baronnie
Fermoy
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
43 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Irlandais
- Baile an Locha
- Paroisse
- Ballydeloughy
- Baronnie
- Fermoy
- Comté
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