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Ballyduff

An Baile Dubh

The census separates this Ballyduff from another Wexford namesake on the same printed page.

Recorded locationBallyduff52.49374° N · 6.31656° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteaddubhblack

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 · non-validated name
  • Ballyduff · English · main form

Place & story

A small townland community

Eleven people lived in this Ballyduff at the 1911 census: four males and seven females. Both of its two houses were inhabited. The published table places it in Meelnagh parish, within Killincooly electoral division and Gorey Union. Its comparative columns record thirteen residents in 1901 and fourteen in 1891, with two houses at each census. The figures describe a small community, without explaining the population changes. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Wexford
Civil parish
Meelnagh
Coordinates
52.49374, -6.31656
Mapped area
0.35 km²
Logainm ID
53153 ↗

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 — Ballyduff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Wexford, page 33; published 1912 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, Limited
  3. 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 2025-11-19. How this page was prepared.