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Comté de Cork

Localité

Ballyvorane

Baile Uí Bhioráin

10

Registres de recensement

2

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
3
Foyers
1
1911 Recensement
Personnes
7 +133.3%
Foyers
1 0%

À propos

Ballyvorane is a small townland located in County Cork in the Munster region of Ireland. The townland is situated in the southwestern part of the county, characterized by the rolling hills and rural landscape typical of Cork's inland areas. The terrain reflects the agricultural character of the region, with pastureland and fields marking the countryside. Like many Irish townlands, Ballyvorane represents one of the smallest administrative divisions in the Irish landscape, a legacy of historical land organization systems that have shaped how rural Ireland is mapped and understood.

The area reflects the broader historical patterns of County Cork, which has been inhabited and cultivated for centuries. The townland system itself emerged during the medieval period and was further systematized during English colonization and subsequent land surveys. Ballyvorane, like surrounding townlands, would have been shaped by the economic activities of farming communities and the influence of local landlord estates during various historical periods. The name itself, beginning with "Bally," derives from the Irish "Baile," meaning settlement or townland, indicating the Irish cultural and linguistic roots of the place.

Today, Ballyvorane remains a quiet rural townland, part of the agricultural and natural heritage of County Cork. It represents the dispersed settlement patterns found throughout rural Ireland, where communities are organized across small geographic units rather than concentrated in villages or towns. For local residents and farming families in the area, such townlands maintain practical significance as geographic and administrative markers. The broader significance of places like Ballyvorane lies in their contribution to understanding Ireland's complex system of land division and the enduring rural character of much of the Irish countryside.

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Paroisse

Ballyfoyle

Comté

Cork

Nom irlandais

Baile Uí Bhioráin

Baronnie

Kinalea

Valuation Office Records

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

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40 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
Ballyvorane
Irlandais
Baile Uí Bhioráin
Paroisse
Ballyfoyle
Baronnie
Kinalea
Comté
Cork