12
Bailte Fearainn
2,020
Taifid Daonáirimh
408
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 611
- Teaghlaigh
- 119
- Daoine
- 1,409 +130.6%
- Teaghlaigh
- 289 +142.9%
Maidir Liom
Ballylinny is a small parish located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Antrim plateau region. The area is characterized by the rolling farmland and moorland typical of mid-Antrim, with a landscape shaped by both glacial activity and centuries of agricultural use. The parish sits in a region marked by scattered settlements and rural communities, with several small townlands comprising the parish boundaries. The terrain reflects the transition between the higher moorland areas and the more intensively farmed lowlands, making it representative of the mixed landscape found throughout much of inland Antrim.
The parish has deep historical roots in the medieval and early modern periods of Irish history. Like many parishes in Ulster, Ballylinny's ecclesiastical organization reflects the long Christian tradition of the region, with its parish structure likely established during the medieval period. The area would have experienced the various transitions that characterized Antrim during the Tudor and Stuart periods, including the Ulster Plantation, which significantly altered the demographic and cultural composition of the region. Understanding Ballylinny's history requires attention to these broader processes that transformed County Antrim over several centuries.
As a rural parish community, Ballylinny would have served as an important local center for religious life and social cohesion among its inhabitants. The parish church and associated graveyard typically functioned as focal points for the community, hosting not only religious services but also serving as repositories of local memory and genealogical history. The surrounding townlands and farms that comprised the parish would have maintained interconnected social and economic relationships, with the parish boundaries often following traditional territorial divisions that reflected patterns of land ownership and community organization.
Today, Ballylinny remains part of the fabric of rural County Antrim, though like many small parishes, it reflects the demographic shifts and changes in rural life that have characterized Northern Ireland in recent decades. The parish continues to be significant to those with family connections to the area, and local historical and genealogical records associated with the parish remain valuable resources for researchers and descendants tracing their roots in County Antrim.
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Barúntacht
Béal Feirste Íochtarach
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Ainm Gaeilge
Baile Line
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Bailte Fearainn
12 baile fearainn
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Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 26 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 6 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
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Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
- Béarla
- Ballylinny
- Gaeilge
- Baile Line
- Barúntacht
- Béal Feirste Íochtarach
- Áit
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