placenames1901 census
215People recorded
33Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Carmody 20
- Hickey 20
- Connor 14
- Reidy 14
- Moynihan 12
Ballyduff
An Baile Dubh
Road-scheme archaeology examined a recorded crossing of the Owveg in this eastern Kerry townland.
Recorded locationBallyduff52.31167° N · 9.37883° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- An Baile Dubh · Irish · main form
- Ballyduff · English · main form
Place & story
Trenches beside the Owveg
Jacinta Kiely’s report on the N21 Castleisland–Abbeyfeale road scheme records a targeted investigation at Ballyduff under licence 03E1772. Two trenches were opened on opposite sides of the Owveg at the southern end of the road corridor. They contained river-deposited silts and gravel, with no archaeological evidence uncovered. The wider scheme crossed several townlands and did find archaeological features elsewhere; those discoveries should not be assigned to this Ballyduff crossing. The report describes the Owveg as a tributary of the Feale. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Civil parish
- Castleisland
- Within
- Knocknagashel
- Coordinates
- 52.31167, -9.37883
- Mapped area
- 5.77 km²
- Logainm ID
- 24668 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
198People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hickey 19
- OConnor 18
- Carmody 15
- Moynihan 14
- Reidy 13
1926 census
185People recorded
33Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballyduff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 2003:2281, N21 Castleisland to Abbeyfeale; Ballyduff crossing licence 03E1772 · Jacinta Kiely, Eachtra Archaeological Projects
- 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 2021-02-11. How this page was prepared.