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Townland

Ballyvolane

Baile an Mhulláin

An original census entry identifies this Ballyvolane near Killaneetig and Cloncouse.

Recorded locationBallyvolane51.70116° N · 8.64327° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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 Mhulláin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballyvolane · English · main form

Place & story

Six inhabited houses in 1901

Ballyvolane in Ballinadee parish had thirty-eight residents in 1901: twenty males and eighteen females. All six recorded houses were inhabited. The original Cork census places the townland in Ballinadee electoral division, within Bandon Union. Its comparative columns give thirty-eight residents in eight houses in 1881 and forty residents in six houses in 1891. This is the rural Ballyvolane in eastern East Carbery, distinct from the Cork city locality and the Ballyvolane near Castlelyons. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Civil parish
Ballinadee
Coordinates
51.70116, -8.64327
Mapped area
1.35 km²
Logainm ID
8046 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballyvolane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1901: County Cork, Table VII, page 14 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill & Co., Limited, 1902
  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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.