placenames1901 census
140People recorded
37Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Allen 12
- Torbitt 12
- Miller 10
- Peter's 9
- Scullion 8
Ballybeg
An Baile Beag
The original county report recorded fewer residents and houses in this Lower Toome townland by 1901.
Recorded locationBallybeg54.85379° N · 6.39901° 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 Beag · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballybeg · English · main form
Place & story
The census and its explanatory note
Ballybeg’s recorded population fell from 288 in 1881 to 239 in 1891 and 140 in 1901. The 1901 census returned sixty-five male and seventy-five female residents, with thirty-seven inhabited houses and one empty house. Its comparative columns show fifty houses in both earlier years. A footnote attributed the population decrease to emigration and removals. That is the contemporary report’s explanation; it does not identify where particular families went. The table places Ballybeg in Ahoghill parish and Lower Toome barony, keeping this community distinct from its namesakes. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Toome Lower
- Civil parish
- Ahoghill
- Coordinates
- 54.85379, -6.39901
- Mapped area
- 1.62 km²
- Logainm ID
- 62915 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
125People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Millar 13
- Kerr 9
- Allen 8
- Esler 8
- Pattison 7
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballybeg. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: County Antrim, page 22; published 1902 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill and Company, Dublin
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Ballybeg Road near Ahoghill, County Antrim illustration: based on a Ballybeg Road by Robert Ashby. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.