139
Registres de recensement
17
Foyers
2
Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 71
- Foyers
- 9
- Personnes
- 68 -4.2%
- Foyers
- 8 -11.1%
À propos
Ballylahiff is a small townland located in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Dingle Peninsula region. The townland is characterized by the rolling hills and varied topography typical of County Kerry, with pastoral fields and rural countryside that define much of this part of Munster. Like many Irish townlands, Ballylahiff represents a small administrative and geographic unit, with boundaries that reflect historical land divisions. The landscape surrounding the area is predominantly agricultural, with stone walls and hedgerows marking field boundaries in the traditional Irish countryside manner.
The history of Ballylahiff, as with most Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the land divisions established during various periods of Irish and English administration. The townland system itself became formalized during the medieval period and was further refined during the Tudor and Stuart administrations, with many townland names deriving from Irish Gaelic origins. Ballylahiff's name likely contains the prefix "Bally" (from the Irish "Baile," meaning townland or settlement), though the complete etymology of the name would require specialized historical and linguistic research. The area would have been shaped by the patterns of rural Irish life, including farming practices, family settlements, and the social structures that characterized rural Kerry communities.
As a rural townland in County Kerry, Ballylahiff forms part of the fabric of a region with rich cultural and historical significance. The wider area has connections to Irish literary and artistic traditions, and the landscape itself has inspired generations of residents and visitors. The townland, like others in Kerry, would have been affected by major historical events including the Great Famine of the 1840s, land reforms, and the social changes accompanying Irish independence and modernization. Today, Ballylahiff remains part of a living rural community, with its significance rooted in local heritage, family histories, and the continuation of agricultural and community traditions that connect present residents to their predecessors.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile Uí Fhlaithimh
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Baronnie
Clanmaurice
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
29 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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