Townland

Ballynoe

An Baile Nua

The original 1901 census identifies this Ballynoe within Ballygarvan electoral division.

Recorded locationBallynoe51.83349° N · 8.52401° 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 Nua · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballynoe · English · main form

Place & story

Population within a small group of houses

Ballynoe in Ballinaboy parish had twenty-six residents in 1901: fifteen males and eleven females. All three houses were inhabited. The published table records the same number of houses in 1881 and 1891, with twenty-three and nineteen residents respectively. It places the townland in Ballygarvan electoral division and Kerrycurrihy barony, within Cork Union. The figures describe a small community whose population varied while its recorded house count remained unchanged. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Civil parish
Ballinaboy
Coordinates
51.83349, -8.52401
Mapped area
0.83 km²
Logainm ID
9223 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

26People recorded
3Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • OLeary 11
  • Mulcahy 9
  • Coleman 6
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1926 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballynoe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1901: County Cork, Table VII, page 42 · 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.