placenames1901 census
57People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Ballinderry
Baile an Doire
North-east of Moate, Ballinderry’s raised bog forms part of a landscape documented by conservation surveys and a recent arts project.
Recorded locationBallinderry53.41406° N · 7.68209° 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
- Baile an Doire · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballinderry · English · main form
Place & story
Two domes of peat
The National Parks and Wildlife Service’s2002 synopsis describes Ballynagrenia and Ballinderry as two surviving raised-bog domes, separated by an esker ridge and cutover ground. Ballinderry lies to the south. Its northern flushes contained cranberry and bog mosses, while downy birch had colonised cutover on its western side. The survey recorded the effects of drainage, burning and peat cutting across the protected site, explaining why its wet hummocks, hollows and pools mattered for conservation. [2]
Exploring the bog through art
Creative Ireland’s2025 programme listed a Rosemount community project about Ballinderry Bog, led by environmental artist Sophie von Maltzan. Scheduled from June to October, it proposed exploring the bog’s ecological and cultural importance as its relationship with peat extraction changed. The listing connects this work with von Maltzan’s collaboration with the local community since 2022. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Clonlonan
- Civil parish
- Kilcumreragh
- Within
- Ballybroder
- Coordinates
- 53.41406, -7.68209
- Mapped area
- 4 km²
- Logainm ID
- 50791 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
57People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
48People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Carberry 9
- Garry 7
- O'Toole 5
- Kinahan 4
- Balfe 3
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballinderry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballynagrenia and Ballinderry Bog NHA: site synopsis 000674, 18 November 2002 · National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Ballinderry Bog: A Tapestry of Time Woven by the Rosemount Community, 2025 programme · Creative Ireland; event details supplied by the relevant local authority
- 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 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.