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Comté de Waterford

Localité

Ballyneety

Baile an Fhaoitigh

160

Registres de recensement

33

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
87
Foyers
16
1911 Recensement
Personnes
73 -16.1%
Foyers
17 +6.3%

À propos

Ballyneety is a small townland located in County Waterford in the southern province of Munster, Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of southeast Ireland, characterized by rolling countryside, agricultural land, and the river systems that define much of Waterford's geography. Like many Irish townlands, Ballyneety represents a historical administrative division of land that reflects the patterns of settlement and organization that have shaped the Irish landscape for centuries. The area is typical of rural Waterford, with its mix of pastureland and small-scale farming that continues to define the character of many such communities.

The name Ballyneety, like many Irish townland names, derives from the Irish language, with "Bally" being a common prefix meaning "town" or "settlement." The townland's history is interwoven with the broader history of County Waterford and Ireland's rural development. Waterford itself has a rich historical background stretching back to Viking settlement and Anglo-Norman invasion, though specific documented events particular to Ballyneety as an individual townland are limited in readily available sources. The townland would have developed as a farming community, with land tenure and usage patterns shaped by Ireland's complex historical relationship with land ownership and agricultural practice.

Like many rural Irish townlands, Ballyneety serves primarily as an agricultural community and residential area for families whose roots extend deep into the locality. The townland's significance lies in its role as part of the broader fabric of rural Waterford life, contributing to the county's farming heritage and community networks. While it may not be marked by major historical monuments or widely known events, townlands like Ballyneety represent the everyday landscape where Irish rural life has been sustained across generations, serving as home to families and communities whose connection to the land remains central to local identity and cultural continuity.

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Paroisse

Kilgobnet

Comté

Waterford

Nom irlandais

Baile an Fhaoitigh

Baronnie

Decies-without-Drum

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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59 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

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Détails

Anglais
Ballyneety
Irlandais
Baile an Fhaoitigh
Paroisse
Kilgobnet
Baronnie
Decies-without-Drum
Comté
Waterford