placenames1901 census
162People recorded
35Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ahern 17
- Russell 14
- Hartnett 8
- Horgan 8
- Conway 7
Ballygarvan
Baile Garbháin
A GAA case study records how local organisers sought help from people newly arrived in the area.
Recorded locationBallygarvan51.82373° N · 8.48072° 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
- Baile Garbháin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballygarvan · English · main form
Place & story
Planning at Easter 2010
Ballygarvan GAA began preparing a development plan in early 2010 and launched it at Easter. In the GAA’s Volunteer Recruitment Toolkit, then-chairman Joe Kennefick described how consultation identified specific jobs in coaching, fundraising and administration. He reported that assigning those tasks brought in volunteers who were new to the area and had no previous club connection. [2]
Sharing a sporting organisation
Kennefick also described bringing camogie, football, hurling and rounders together within the club’s organisation. Floodlit ball courts and an all-weather pitch were being developed when he gave the account. The case study records that stage of the work, without establishing when those facilities were completed. Its subject is the wider Ballygarvan sporting community. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Kerrycurrihy
- Civil parish
- Carrigaline
- Coordinates
- 51.82373, -8.48072
- Mapped area
- 3.06 km²
- Logainm ID
- 9231 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
173People recorded
39Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Murphy 14
- Russell 12
- Barrett 11
- Forrest 9
- Gorman 8
1926 census
144People recorded
30Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Barrett 16
- Forrest 9
- Collins 8
- Crowley 8
- Ahern 7
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballygarvan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Volunteer Recruitment Toolkit: Appendix 2, Ballygarvan GAA Club case study · Gaelic Athletic Association; case study includes Joe Kennefick’s account
- 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.