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Ballyclogh

Baile Cloiche

A study published by State Library Victoria links this Cork house with a founder of Melbourne’s cultural institutions.

Recorded locationBallyclogh52.19091° N · 8.30431° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadclochstone, stone building

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Baile Cloiche · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballyclogh · English · main form

Place & story

People & connections

From the Barry family to Melbourne

Ann Galbally’s study of Redmond Barry identifies his father, Henry Greene Barry, with Ballyclough House at Glanworth near Fermoy. She describes a large family supported by rents from its tenant farmers, with sons expected to pursue military careers. Redmond instead turned to law and emigration after failing to secure an army commission. This is the Glanworth house, distinct from Ballyclogh near Mallow. [2]

People & connections

Libraries and learning

Barry reached Melbourne in 1839 and became a Supreme Court judge in 1852. State Library Victoria records that he became both the University of Melbourne’s first chancellor and a Public Library trustee in 1853. His subsequent work for public learning gives the Ballyclogh family connection a significance beyond the history of the house itself. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Barony
Fermoy
Civil parish
Glanworth
Coordinates
52.19091, -8.30431
Mapped area
2.78 km²
Logainm ID
10153 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballyclogh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Patron of the Arts at the Antipodes; La Trobe Journal 73, Autumn 2004, pages 5–7 · Ann Galbally; State Library Victoria
  3. Sir Redmond Barry: State Library Victoria · State Library Victoria
  4. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.