Ballyveelick (Irish: Baile Uilleac) is a townland in the civil parish of Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland.[1][2] It is 0.7 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi) in area,[3] and had a population of 5 people as of the 2011 census.[4]

Ballyveelick
Irish: Baile Uilleac
Townland
Ballyveelick is located in Ireland
Ballyveelick
Ballyveelick
Ballyveelick shown within Ireland
Coordinates: 52°11′04″N 8°31′10″W / 52.184444°N 8.519444°W / 52.184444; -8.519444
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Cork
BaronyFermoy
Civil parishCastletownroche
Area
 • Total74 ha (183 acres)

Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include the remains of a number of burnt mounds and ringforts.[5][6]

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  1. ^ "Baile Uilleac / Ballyveelick". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. ^ "1827 Tithe Applotment for the Parish of Castletownroche County Cork". Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Ballyveelick Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ "CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Archaeological Survey Database". National Monuments Service. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ^ Power, Denis, ed. (2000). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. ISBN 0707664837.