placenames1901 census
42People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Ballinlough
Baile an Locha
Papers preserved in Boston connect this Ballinlough near Leap with an emigrant family in Massachusetts.
Recorded locationBallinlough51.59746° N · 9.15926° 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 an Locha · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballinlough · English · main form
Place & story
The McCarthy family
Boston College’s Burns Library identifies Patrick McCarthy of Ballinlough, Leap, as the father of Nora McCarthy. Nora attended Knockskagh National School and worked at Sheehan’s Hotel in Leap before emigrating with her sister Ellen in May 1895. They travelled to Bradford, Massachusetts, where another sister, Mary, had already settled. Nora subsequently worked as a housekeeper. [2]
An emigrant archive
The Donovan and McCarthy family papers preserve correspondence between Ireland and Massachusetts, chiefly from 1884 to 1929. The library’s catalogue describes letters about family health, community affairs and difficulties growing potatoes. These are the subjects recorded by the archivist; the individual letters have not been transcribed here. [2]
Preserving the connection
Nora’s granddaughter, historian Patricia Trainor O’Malley, transcribed and indexed the family correspondence. Her collection also includes baptismal records, financial papers and photographs. Gifts from O’Malley and her son brought these records into Burns Library, preserving evidence of family relationships spanning Ballinlough and Haverhill. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Carbery West (E.D.)
- Civil parish
- Kilmacabea
- Within
- Knockskagh
- Coordinates
- 51.59746, -9.15926
- Mapped area
- 0.81 km²
- Logainm ID
- 13243 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballinlough. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donovan and McCarthy family papers,BC-2021-008 · Molly Aleshire, Burns Library, Boston College,2025
- 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.