75
Registres de recensement
13
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 39
- Foyers
- 7
- Personnes
- 36 -7.7%
- Foyers
- 6 -14.3%
À propos
Ballygeany is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of southern Ireland. It sits within the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and numerous waterways that define the region's topography. The townland falls within the Cork countryside, which transitions between coastal lowlands and inland rural areas. Like many Irish townlands, Ballygeany represents a unit of land division that reflects both historical administrative practices and the intimate scale at which Irish communities have organized themselves for centuries.
The history of Ballygeany, like much of Cork, is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement, landholding, and social organization. Townlands across Cork developed through a combination of Norman influence, Gaelic territorial systems, and English administrative imposition. The name "Ballygeany" likely derives from Irish origins, with "Bally" being a common prefix meaning townland or settlement. The area would have experienced the various transitions of Irish history, from medieval times through the plantation period and into the modern era, though specific local historical records may be limited for such small administrative divisions.
As a rural townland, Ballygeany would have been primarily characterized by agricultural activity, small-scale farming, and pastoral land use typical of Cork's countryside. The local community would have been organized around family holdings, parish structures, and connections to nearby larger settlements. Today, like many Irish townlands, Ballygeany exists as part of the broader rural fabric of Cork, representing both historical continuity and the changing nature of rural Irish life in the contemporary period. Its significance lies in its role as a geographic and social unit within the local community structure and its contribution to the distinctive settlement pattern that characterizes the Irish countryside.
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- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile Uí Ghéibheannaigh
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Baronnie
Imokilly
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
42 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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