Ballingarry, County Limerick

Ballingarry (Irish: Baile an Gharraí, meaning 'town of the garden')[2] is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. It lies between Rathkeale and Kilmallock on the R518 road. The population was 521 at the 2016 census.[1] Ballingarry had a vital weaving and linen industry until the Great Famine in 1845.

For other uses, see Ballingarry (disambiguation).

Ballingarry
Baile an Gharraí
Village
Housing in Ballingarry
Ballingarry
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.474°N 8.863°W / 52.474; -8.863
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Population
 (2016)[1]
521
Eircode routing key
V94
Dialling code069
Irish Grid ReferenceR413361

Canon Edward Joseph Hannan, one of the founders of Scottish football club Hibernian, was born in Ballingarry in 1836.[3] Ballingarry has a long tradition with hurling. The local association football (soccer) team is Ballingarry A.F.C. The local junior soccer team won the Desmond League Premier Division in 2003/2004 and the following year the Granagh-Ballingarry GAA club won the county Intermediate Hurling Championship to achieve Senior status for the first time since 1910.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballingarry". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "Baile an Gharraí/Ballingarry". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Bioguide Search".


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