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- Personnes
- 33
- Foyers
- 5
- Personnes
- 33 0%
- Foyers
- 4 -20%
À propos
Ballygrady North is a townland located in County Cork in the Munster province of Ireland, situated in the southwestern part of the island. The townland forms part of the wider rural landscape characteristic of Cork's interior regions, where rolling hills, agricultural land, and scattered settlements define the countryside. Like many Irish townlands, Ballygrady North represents a historical land division unit that has remained important for local geographic and administrative reference, even as modern county and parish boundaries have evolved. The landscape typical of this area consists of pastureland, hedgerows, and traditional field systems that reflect centuries of agricultural use and settlement patterns.
The townland system in Ireland, of which Ballygrady North is a part, has deep historical roots extending back through medieval times and earlier periods of Irish settlement. Townlands served as fundamental units of land organization and were used for various administrative, legal, and social purposes throughout Irish history. Ballygrady North, like its neighboring townland Ballygrady South, reflects the subdivision and naming conventions that developed across Cork and other Irish counties. The names themselves, typically derived from Irish language elements, provide linguistic connections to the region's Gaelic heritage, though the precise historical origins and development of this particular townland would require detailed local historical research.
Ballygrady North remains part of the living rural community of Cork, contributing to the broader mosaic of townlands that make up the county's settlement pattern. For residents and those with family connections to the area, the townland name carries local significance and serves as an important geographic and cultural reference point. The survival and continued use of townland names like Ballygrady North demonstrates the persistence of historical land divisions in Irish consciousness and administration, even in an increasingly modern context. Like many rural Irish townlands, it represents the ordinary landscape where farming, family heritage, and local community identity have been intertwined for generations.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile an Ghreadaigh Thuaidh
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Baronnie
Duhallow
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
33 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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