placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Ballard
A small standing stone provides a distinct archaeological landmark on the northern side of Slieve Gullion.
Recorded locationBallard54.14383° N · 6.44769° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Ballard · English · main form
Place & story
A pointed granite pillar
Ballard’s monument is known as the Long Stone. Judith Carroll and Company’s 2008 archaeological report describes a pillar about one and a half metres high, leaning slightly and narrowing towards a pointed top. Ed Hannon’s photographed account in 2020 identifies granite and records its eastward lean. Its location on Slieve Gullion’s northern slopes distinguishes it from similarly named monuments elsewhere. These descriptions establish its appearance and setting; they do not provide an excavated date or demonstrate a particular prehistoric ceremony. [2] [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Armagh
- Barony
- Orior Upper
- Civil parish
- Killevy
- Coordinates
- 54.14383, -6.44769
- Mapped area
- 4.05 km²
- Logainm ID
- 56862 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
181People recorded
44Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McParland 31
- Bennett 27
- OHanlon 17
- Malone 16
- Murphy 16
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballard. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ulster’s Changing Borders: Fact Not Fiction, February 2008, page 31, plate 15 · Judith Carroll and Company Ltd.
- Ballard Standing Stone, Armagh, Ireland, 11 February 2020 · Ed Hannon, Visions of the Past
- 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.