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Townland

Ballyconnell

Baile Uí Chonaill

An original census and a recent excavation report provide two dated views of this Kilflyn townland.

Recorded locationBallyconnell52.35057° N · 9.64067° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadÓ

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 Chonaill · Irish · main form
  • Ballyconnell · English · main form

Place & story

The census community

In 1911 Ballyconnell had sixty-six residents, twenty-seven males and thirty-nine females. The county census returned thirteen inhabited houses and one uninhabited house. Its comparative population figures were eighty-seven in 1891 and fifty-three in 1901. The table locates this Ballyconnell in Kilflyn parish and Kilfeighny electoral division, distinguishing it from the Cavan town. [2]

A limited investigation in 2024

Katarzyna Labaj tested a proposed twelve-house development at Ballyconnell in early May 2024. Five trenches extended approximately 290 metres across the site. A stone drain and introduced material were recorded, but no archaeological features or artefacts were found. That result applies to the trenches examined, rather than establishing an absence of archaeology throughout the townland. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Civil parish
Kilflyn
Coordinates
52.35057, -9.64067
Mapped area
1.46 km²
Logainm ID
23993 ↗

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 — Ballyconnell. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Kerry, page 49; published 1912 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by A. Thom and Company, Dublin
  3. 2024:092, Ballyconnell, Kilflynn; licence 24E0470 · Katarzyna Labaj
  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 2024-08-16. How this page was prepared.