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Registres de recensement
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Foyers
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Années de recensement
- Personnes
- 58
- Foyers
- 11
- Personnes
- 39 -32.8%
- Foyers
- 8 -27.3%
À propos
Ballynanelagh is a small townland situated in County Cork in the Munster province of Ireland. Located in the southwestern part of the country, this rural area is characteristic of the Cork landscape, with rolling countryside and the typical pastoral terrain that defines much of the region. The townland's name, like many Irish placenames, derives from Irish language roots—"Bally" commonly referring to a settlement or homestead, though specific historical details about the origin of the full name are not widely documented in readily available sources. The area is part of the broader network of townlands that comprise the civil parishes and baronies of Cork, a system of land division that has structured Irish geography for centuries.
The history of Ballynanelagh, like that of many small Irish townlands, is deeply interwoven with the broader historical narrative of County Cork and Ireland itself. The region would have been shaped by the various waves of settlement, the Norman invasion, the plantation period, and the subsequent transformations of Irish rural life. However, specific documented historical events or notable figures uniquely associated with Ballynanelagh are not prominently recorded in widely available historical sources, which reflects the reality that many small townlands have histories primarily preserved in local memory, oral tradition, and parish records rather than in published accounts.
As a rural townland, Ballynanelagh's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the local community's agricultural and social fabric. The area would have traditionally been characterized by farming and pastoral activities, as is typical of Cork's countryside. Today, such townlands serve important functions in maintaining Ireland's rural character and heritage, and they remain meaningful to families with ancestral connections to the area. The townland system itself continues to be relevant for property ownership, local identity, and genealogical research for those tracing Irish ancestry, making places like Ballynanelagh valuable reference points for understanding Irish rural communities and family histories.
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- Paroisse
- Comté
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Nom irlandais
Baile na nGeimhleach
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Baronnie
Barrymore
- 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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