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Comté de Down

Localité

Ballymacromwell

51

Registres de recensement

13

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
24
Foyers
5
1911 Recensement
Personnes
27 +12.5%
Foyers
8 +60%

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Ballymacromwell is a small townland located in County Down in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Mourne region in the southeastern part of the county. The townland forms part of the rolling countryside characteristic of this area, with its terrain shaped by the proximity to the Mourne Mountains to the south and the more gentle agricultural lands that extend northward. Like many townlands in County Down, Ballymacromwell reflects the historical pattern of Irish land division, representing one of thousands of small administrative units that emerged from medieval and early modern territorial arrangements. The landscape is typical of rural County Down, comprising a mix of farmland, field boundaries, and scattered rural dwellings connected by country lanes.

The townland, like others in County Down, has deep historical roots reaching back to the medieval period and beyond, with its name reflecting Irish linguistic origins. County Down itself has a rich history spanning from early Christian settlement through Anglo-Norman colonization and subsequent centuries of cultural and political change. Ballymacromwell would have been part of the broader patterns of settlement, land use, and community organization that characterized County Down throughout this long history, though specific documented events particular to this individual townland are not widely recorded in general historical sources.

As a rural townland in contemporary County Down, Ballymacromwell serves primarily as a residential and agricultural area, supporting farming families and reflecting the continued importance of agriculture to the region's economy and character. The townland is part of a network of small communities that together form the social and geographic fabric of rural County Down, contributing to the area's identity as a farming region with strong connections to the land and traditional ways of life. The preservation of these townlands and their communities remains significant to local heritage and the continuity of rural Irish culture in the region.

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Paroisse

Killyleagh

Comté

Down

Baronnie

Castlereagh Upper

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Anglais
Ballymacromwell
Paroisse
Killyleagh
Baronnie
Castlereagh Upper
Comté
Down