Ballyda
Ballyda (Irish: Baile Dháith) is a small townland in the civil parish of Danesfort in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland has an area of approximately 1.4 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi), and had a population of 70 people as of the 2011 census.
Evidence of ancient settlement within Ballyda townland includes a number of ring ditch and enclosure sites. There is also a holy well site in the townland.
See also
References
- ^ "Baile Dháith / Ballyda". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Ballyda Townland, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "CD158 - Kilkenny Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2020 – via data.gov.ie.
Ballyda, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny [..] 70
- ^ Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Kilkenny. Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996.
- ^ "KK023-075---- : Ritual site - holy well : BALLYDA". Historic Environment Viewer. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
According to the OS Letters (1839), 'There is a holy well called Lady's Well in the Townland of Ballyda, much venerated still and frequented on the 15th of August
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