119
Registres de recensement
26
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 105
- Foyers
- 24
- Personnes
- 14 -86.7%
- Foyers
- 2 -91.7%
À propos
Ballyfoyle is a small townland located in County Cork, situated in the Munster province of Ireland's southern region. Like many Irish townlands, it is characterized by the rural, pastoral landscape typical of County Cork, with rolling hills, farmland, and hedgerows that define much of the countryside. The area sits within the broader landscape of Cork's hinterland, where small settlements and dispersed rural housing are interspersed among agricultural land. The townland's name, beginning with "Bally" (from the Irish "Baile," meaning settlement or homestead), indicates its origins as a defined locality within the historic barony system that organized Irish land divisions.
The history of Ballyfoyle, like that of many Irish townlands, is tied to the broader historical developments of County Cork and Ireland more generally. Townlands such as Ballyfoyle were established as administrative divisions under the Anglo-Norman feudal system and later became standardized survey units during English colonial administration. The area would have been shaped by patterns of land ownership, agricultural practice, and settlement that developed over centuries, influenced by both Gaelic and English systems of land use and organization.
Today, Ballyfoyle remains a quiet rural townland, representative of the countless small settlements that form the backbone of Cork's countryside. Like many rural Irish townlands, it reflects the enduring importance of agriculture and traditional land use in the region, while also experiencing the broader demographic and economic shifts that have affected rural Ireland in recent decades. The townland serves as part of the intricate patchwork of local places that hold significance for those with family connections or community ties to the area, maintaining its role in local geography and identity.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Béal an Phoill
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Baronnie
Kinalea
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
89 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
- Ballyfoyle
- Irlandais
- Béal an Phoill
- Paroisse
- Ballyfoyle
- Baronnie
- Kinalea
- Comté
- Cork