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- Personnes
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À propos
Ballyheeny is a small townland located in County Waterford in the province of Munster in southeastern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the Waterford countryside, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the proximity to various river systems that have shaped both the geography and history of the region. Like many Irish townlands, Ballyheeny represents a modest rural settlement, with its name derived from Irish placename elements reflecting the historical Gaelic naming traditions of the area. The landscape is typical of inland County Waterford, with a mix of pasture, farmland, and the scattered houses and farm buildings that characterize Irish rural communities.
The history of Ballyheeny, like that of many Irish townlands, is deeply connected to the broader patterns of settlement, land use, and social organization that have defined rural Ireland for centuries. The townland system itself dates back to medieval times and served as a fundamental unit of land organization and administration. Ballyheeny would have been part of the complex tapestry of townland divisions that emerged across Ireland, often reflecting earlier Gaelic territorial divisions and later Anglo-Norman reorganization of land holdings.
Today, Ballyheeny remains a quiet rural townland within County Waterford's network of small communities. Like many such places in Ireland, it serves as part of the wider parish and local administrative structures that connect isolated rural settlements to larger towns and villages in the region. The townland represents the kind of small-scale, agricultural community that has been fundamental to Irish rural life, though modern changes in farming practices and rural demographics have transformed many such places significantly over recent decades.
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Nom irlandais
Baile Uí Shuibhne
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Baronnie
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
52 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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