94
Registres de recensement
23
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 54
- Foyers
- 13
- Personnes
- 40 -25.9%
- Foyers
- 10 -23.1%
À propos
Ballyerra is a small townland situated in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it forms part of a larger administrative structure within the county, characterized by the rolling landscape typical of this region. The area is situated within the broader Cork countryside, where pastoral farming and rural settlement patterns have historically shaped the character of the landscape. The townland's name, like others in Ireland, derives from Irish language origins, with "Bally" being a common prefix indicating a settlement or homestead.
The landscape of Ballyerra reflects the typical features of rural County Cork, with fields, hedgerows, and scattered rural buildings that characterize much of the southern Irish countryside. The area forms part of the broader agricultural hinterland that has sustained communities in Cork for centuries. The topography and soil composition would have historically made the area suitable for farming activities, which remain central to the local economy and way of life in many rural Cork townlands.
As with most Irish townlands, Ballyerra's history is woven into the broader tapestry of Cork's past, including periods of Anglo-Norman settlement, the Land War era, and the various social and economic transformations that have affected rural Ireland. Townlands such as Ballyerra served as the fundamental units of land organization and community identity in Irish society, and this administrative and social significance persists in contemporary Ireland, where townlands remain recognized geographic and cultural divisions.
For the local community, Ballyerra represents part of the enduring rural heritage of County Cork. Townlands continue to hold meaning for residents and are used in postal addresses, land records, and local identity. The townland system itself remains an important part of Irish geographical and cultural heritage, preserving patterns of settlement and land use that extend back centuries into Irish history.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile Eire
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Baronnie
Barrymore
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
121 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Ballyerra
- Irlandais
- Baile Eire
- Paroisse
- Templebodan
- Baronnie
- Barrymore
- Comté
- Cork