Townland

Ballydevitt Beg

Baile Daibhéid Beag

Ballydevitt Beg is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallydevitt Beg54.66926° N · 8.13166° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead beagsmall

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 Daibhéid Beag · Irish · main form
Ballydevitt Beg · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Donegal
Barony: Banagh
Civil parish: Killymard
Within: Donegal
Coordinates: 54.66926, -8.13166
Mapped area: 0.83 km²
Logainm ID: 14000 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

35People recorded

8Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Gillespie 10
Harvey 10
Wilson 8
Brogan 3
Wray 3

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1911 census

34People recorded

9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Gillespie 8
Sweeney 5
Wilson 5
Gallinagh 4
Sharkey 4

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1926 census

37People recorded

9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Gallinagh 7
Gillespie 6
Sweeney 6
Diver 5
Gallagher 4

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Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Ballydevitt Beg. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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 2012-10-16. How this page was prepared.