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Comté de Derry

Localité

Bellasses

20

Registres de recensement

5

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
13
Foyers
3
1911 Recensement
Personnes
7 -46.2%
Foyers
2 -33.3%

À propos

Bellasses is a small townland located in County Derry (also known as County Londonderry) in Northern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of the north-central region of the county, characterized by gently rolling terrain typical of much of Derry's countryside. Like many Irish townlands, Bellasses represents a historic administrative division of land that has remained relatively constant in its boundaries for centuries, despite significant changes in the wider social and political landscape. The area falls within the rich agricultural belt of County Derry, where farming traditions have shaped both the land and the community for generations.

The history of Bellasses, like much of County Derry, is intertwined with the broader story of Ulster and Irish land settlement patterns. The county itself was heavily planted with Scottish and English settlers during the seventeenth century, particularly in the early 1600s, which fundamentally altered the demographic and cultural composition of the region. Townlands such as Bellasses preserve the legacy of these historical processes in their names, boundaries, and community structures. The area would have experienced the various upheavals common to this region, including religious divisions and the political changes that have marked Irish history.

Today, Bellasses remains a rural townland within County Derry's countryside, representative of the many small communities that form the backbone of rural Ireland. Like similar townlands, it serves as a point of local identity and connection for residents and descendants of the area. The townland system itself remains administratively significant in Ireland, used for addressing, land registration, and cultural identity. Bellasses, though small and not widely known beyond its immediate locality, forms part of the intricate tapestry of named places that characterize the Irish landscape and contribute to its distinctive character.

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Paroisse

Coleraine

Comté

Derry

Baronnie

North-East Liberties of Coleraine

Valuation Office Records

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

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1 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
Bellasses
Paroisse
Coleraine
Baronnie
North-East Liberties of Coleraine
Comté
Derry