Townland

Ballyhork

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

Recorded locationBallyhork55.21050° N · 7.73608° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Ballyhork · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Donegal
Civil parish
Clondavaddog
Coordinates
55.21050, -7.73608
Mapped area
1 km²
Logainm ID
15812 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

66People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Friel 26
  • Heraghty 23
  • Begley 7
  • Cannon 4
  • McElwee 3
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

68People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Friel 30
  • Heraghty 17
  • Begley 8
  • McElwee 5
  • McConomy 3
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

60People recorded
12Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Friel 28
  • Heraghty 13
  • McElwee 6
  • Begley 4
  • Cannon 4
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballyhork. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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 2025-08-21. How this page was prepared.