Townland

Balling

Baile Uí Fhinn

Balling is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBalling53.65133° N · 8.46828° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

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 Uí Fhinn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Balling · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Ballymoe
Civil parish
Ballynakill
Coordinates
53.65133, -8.46828
Mapped area
0.71 km²
Logainm ID
19130 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

60People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Kelly 11
  • Quine 10
  • Crean 8
  • Fannon 8
  • Hegarty 7
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Balling. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.