Ballingeary
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| Ballingeary Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh |
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| Coordinates: 51°51′N 9°14′W / 51.850°N 9.233°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
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Ballingeary (Irish: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, pronounced [bʲial̪ˠ ɑhən̪ˠ ˈɣʷeːrˠhiɡʲ]) is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.[1]
The village is within the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) and has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan (The College of Munster). It also hosts a yearly agricultural and horticultural show.
The River Lee rises a few miles west of the village, at Gougane Barra National Park.
People [edit]
- Timothy Manning, born and raised in Ballingeary before emigrating to the United States, eventually became Cardinal Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
- Nell Ní Chróinín (b. 1990), sean-nós singer and teacher, was born and brought up in Ballingeary
References [edit]
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland. Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh. Official name: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh. Retrieved: 2011-02-07.
See also [edit]
Coordinates: 51°51′N 9°14′W / 51.850°N 9.233°W
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