Ballingarry, County Limerick
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Ballingarry
Baile an Gharraí | ||
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Eircode routing key V94 | ||
Dialling code | 069 | |
Irish Grid Reference | R413361 |
Ballingarry (
ecclesiastical parish of Ballingarry-Granagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.[3] The village had a population of 570 as of the 2022 census, up from 521 at the 2016 census.[1][4]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement around Ballingarry includes several
preceptory associated with the Knights Templar or Knights Hospitaller, were founded nearby from the 12th century.[6]
On Knight Street, within the village, is the 15th century
Ballingarry Castle.[7] This Norman tower house is traditionally associated with the De Lacy family.[8][9]
The village's
Ballingarry had a significant weaving and linen industry until the Great Famine of the mid-19th century.[9]
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Granagh-Ballingarry GAA, is primarily involved in hurling and camogie. The club's hurling team won the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2023.[15] The Granagh-Ballingarry camogie team won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1998, 1999 and 2003.[16]
The local association football (soccer) club, Ballingarry A.F.C., won the Desmond League Premier Division in 2003/2004.[17]
Notable people
- Anthony Forde (b.1993), footballer with Wrexham A.F.C., is from the area.[18]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ballingarry (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Baile an Gharraí/Ballingarry". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Ballingarry-Granagh Parish". limerickdiocese.org. Diocese of Limerick. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballingarry". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Record of Monuments and Places - County Limerick. Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1997.
- A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin.
- ^ "Ballingarry Castle". Our Irish Heritage. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Ballingarry Castle, Co. Limerick (PDF), retrieved 15 November 2023 – via limerickcity.ie
- ^ a b "Ballingarry-Granagh - History". limerickdioceseheritage.org. Diocese of Limerick. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Ballingarry Church, Main Street, Cloontemple, Ballingarry, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- JSTOR 25507452.
The old parish church of Ballingarry stood in the village within 14 feet of, and parallel to, the modern structure. Only part of its eastern gable and northern side wall remain
- ^ "Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Turret Street, Rylanes, Ballingarry, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 2 / Level 4 - Large Villages, Settlement Zoning and Development Objectives (PDF) (Report). Limerick City and County Council. July 2022. p. 11.
- ^ Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 3C - Record of Protected Structures - Adare-Rathkeale Municipal District (PDF) (Report). Limerick City Council. June 2022. p. 39.
- ^ "Flynn's late brace fires Granagh-Ballingarry to Limerick intermediate hurling final glory". limerickgaa.ie. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Granagh/Ballingarry face Killeedy in the Limerick senior county final". camogie.ie. The Camogie Association. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Ballingarry AFC Club Honours". ballingarryafc.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Limerick soccer player's fairytale FA Cup journey". limerickpost.ie. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Canon Hannan | Football | Hibs History | Hibernian Historical Trust | UK". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Canon Edward Joseph Hannan (1836 - 1891)". www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.uk. Hibernian Historical Trust. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Bioguide Search - Walsh, Patrick - 1840–1899". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Songress. Retrieved 15 November 2023.