Ballymacelligott

Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°W / 52.2532; -9.6108
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Ballymacelligott
Baile Mhic Eileagóid
Civil parish
IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceQ905125

Ballymacelligott (Irish: Baile Mhic Eileagóid)[1][2] is a civil parish in the north of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Tralee in the historical barony of Trughanacmy.[1]

History

A quarry was first built in Ballymacelligott in 1811 as a source for building materials for construction of a barracks in Tralee.[3]

The local

Record of Protected Structures.[5] It is in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.[6] The nearby Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry and was described in 1837 as being a "large slated building".[3][7]

Edenburn House, later used as a hospital, is also in Ballymacelligott.[8]

Demographics

In 1831, the population was 3,535, and by 1841 had grown to 4,058.[9]

Sports

The Ballymacelligott handball club was founded in 1950.[10] The area is also home to two soccer clubs, Ballymac Celtic and Ballymac Galaxy, which both play in the Kerry District League.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Baile Mhic Eileagóid / Ballymacelligott". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "I.R. Uimh. 133/1975 - An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Foirmeacha Gaeilge) (Uimh. 1) (Postbhailte) 1975". irishstatutebook.ie (in Irish). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1975. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Ballymacelligott". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Vol. 1. London. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ballymacelligott Church, Ballymacelligott, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Draft Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 3 - Chapter 5 - Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). kerrycoco.ie. Kerry County Council. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Tralee Parish". anglican.org. Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Parishes - Ballymacelligott". dioceseofkerry.ie. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Magh House or Edenburn". Landed Estates Database. NUI Galway. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Ballymacelligott Civil Parish & Townland Map". rootsweb.ancestry.com.
  10. ^ "History". ballymachandball.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Clubs". kerrydistrictleague.ie. Kerry District League. Retrieved 3 August 2020.


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