Ballaghbeddy
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File:Ballaghbeddy Townland - geograph.org.uk - 857693.jpg
Ballaghbeddy ({{Irish derived place name|Bealach Beadaidhe|road of the gourmands}}){{cite web|title=Ballaghbeddy|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=1784|website=Place Names NI|accessdate=20 April 2015}} is a townland of 164 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymoney. It is situated in the historic barony of Kilconway and the civil parish of Finvoy,{{cite web | title=Ballaghbeddy| work=IreAtlas Townland Database| url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ | accessdate=20 April 2015}} on the eastern bank of the River Bann which forms the western boundary of the parish of Finvoy.
19th century population
The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:{{cite web | title=Census of Ireland 1851| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336605 | accessdate=12 May 2013}}{{cite web | title=Census of Ireland 1891| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/18814/eppi_pages/504633 | accessdate=12 May 2013}}
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| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Population | 91 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 43 | 43 |
| Houses | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Ballaghbeddy}}
{{County Antrim}}
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