Ballyda Explained
| Ballyda |
| Native Name: | Irish: Baile Dháith |
| Settlement Type: | Townland |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | County Kilkenny |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
| Coordinates: | 52.5778°N -7.2593°W |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Ballyda [1] is a small townland in the civil parish of Danesfort in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland has an area of approximately 1.4km2,[2] and had a population of 70 people as of the 2011 census.[3]
Evidence of ancient settlement within Ballyda townland includes a number of ring ditch and enclosure sites.[4] There is also a holy well site in the townland.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Baile Dháith / Ballyda . Irish Placenames Database . logainm.ie . 1 November 2020 .
- Web site: Ballyda Townland, Co. Kilkenny . townlands.ie . 1 November 2020 .
- Web site: CD158 - Kilkenny Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic . Central Statistics Office . Census 2011 . data.gov.ie . April 2011 . 1 November 2020 . Ballyda, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny [..] 70.
- Book: Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Kilkenny . National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . Dublin . 1996 .
- Web site: Historic Environment Viewer . KK023-075---- : Ritual site - holy well : BALLYDA . 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 .
