Ballingarry, North Tipperary

Not to be confused with the village and parish of Ballingarry, South Tipperary.

Ballingarry
Baile an Gharraí
Civil parish
Road junction and pub in Ballingarry
Road junction and pub in Ballingarry
Ballingarry is located in Ireland
Ballingarry
Ballingarry
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°01′N 8°02′W / 53.02°N 8.03°W / 53.02; -8.03
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyTipperary
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
170
 (Ballingarry townland)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR978962

Ballingarry (Irish: Baile an Gharraí)[2] is a civil parish and a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located on the N52 between Borrisokane and Birr. Ballingarry townland has an area of 5.3 square kilometres (2 sq mi), and had a population of 170 people as of the 2011 census.[1]

Built heritage

The Lismacrory Mounds are a collection of prehistoric (Bronze/Iron Age) sites located 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the north of Ballingarry.[3]

Ballingarry House is a two-storey house which appears on Tipperary County Council's Record of Protected Structures (ref S21).[4] Within the bawn walls of medieval Ballingarry castle, a structure containing 18 bee boles was built about 1820. Constructed of limestone, they were designed to keep skeps for nearby Ballingarry House.[5]

The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1856 near the site of an earlier church.[6]

Sport and recreation

Knockshegowna GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballingarry. The club are part of the North Tipperary GAA division. The club have been North Tipperary Junior Hurling Champions on nine occasions.[7][8]

Ballingarry is on the route of the Beara-Breifne Way, a long-distance walking and cycling trail from the Beara Peninsula in County Cork to Blacklion in County Cavan.[9] [failed verification]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b "CD170 - Tipperary Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2022. Ballingarry, Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary [..] 2011 [..] Population: 170
  2. ^ "Baile an Gharraí / Ballingarry". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. ^ Recorded Monuments (PDF). Duchas National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1998. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Appendicies". North Tipperary County Council. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Ballingarry Castle, Tipperary North". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Ballingarry Church of Ireland, Ballingarry, Ballingarry, Tipperary North". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Honours". Knockshegowna.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Fixtures". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Ballingarry". The Beara-Breifne Way. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013.