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Baile Ó gCathaigh Thiar

Ballyogaha West

73

Taifid Daonáirimh

14

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
35
Teaghlaigh
6
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
38 +8.6%
Teaghlaigh
8 +33.3%

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Ballyogaha West is a townland located in County Cork, situated in the Munster region of southern Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of Cork's interior, characterized by the rolling hills and pastoral countryside typical of this part of Ireland. Like many Cork townlands, it is defined by a landscape of fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads, with the terrain reflecting the geological and agricultural patterns common to the region. The area's setting places it within the network of small communities that have traditionally relied on farming and rural livelihoods as the foundation of their economy and way of life.

The townland system itself, of which Ballyogaha West is a part, represents a distinctive feature of Irish land organization that developed over centuries. These small administrative divisions have roots extending back through medieval times and were formalized during the processes of land surveying and mapping that occurred in the early modern period. Ballyogaha West's designation as a specific townland reflects this historical categorization system, which has served as a fundamental way of identifying and organizing rural land across Ireland. The proximity of townlands with similar names, such as other divisions within the Ballyogaha area, demonstrates how these units were historically understood and managed within their local contexts.

For those living in and connected to Ballyogaha West, the townland represents a traditional anchor point of community identity and local knowledge. In rural Cork, such townlands continue to serve practical purposes in addressing and identifying properties, and they often carry significance in local historical memory and family genealogy. The communities associated with these areas have sustained themselves through agricultural work and maintain connections to the broader patterns of rural Irish life. Today, while such townlands may be quieter and less densely populated than urban centers, they remain integral to the cultural and geographical identity of Cork's countryside.

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