placenamesInch
An Inis
Ballyfad Wood preserves a wooded landscape within the Gorey parish of Inch.
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 Inis · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Inch · English · main form
Place & story
An old woodland site
Ballyfad townland lies in Inch civil parish in the Gorey barony of Wexford. Coillte identifies its wood as an old woodland site shown on the original 1835 Ordnance Survey map. The woodland has never been completely clear-felled, allowing an older wooded environment to persist alongside later planting. [2] [3]
From estate to public ownership
The government acquired Ballyfad Wood from the Brooke estate in 1904 for more than £3,000. Coillte’s account identifies mature oak dating from 1820 and beech from 1912, placing surviving trees on either side of that change in ownership. Its recorded washing stone beside a stream also preserves an association with local women’s work. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Inch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballyfad Wood · Coillte
- Ballyfad townland, Inch parish, Gorey · Townlands.ie, OpenStreetMap contributors
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.