Ballyhale
| Ballyhale Baile hÉil
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 Ballyhale
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| Coordinates: 52°27′59″N 7°12′08″W / 52.466286°N 7.202225°WCoordinates: 52°27′59″N 7°12′08″W / 52.466286°N 7.202225°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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| Website | www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/ |
Ballyhale (Irish: Baile hÉil) is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is south of the city of Kilkenny, roughly half way between Kilkenny and Waterford. The Parish of Ballyhale is made up of three areas; Knockmoylan and the villages of Ballyhale and Knocktopher.
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[edit] Transport
Ballyhale railway station opened on 20 May 1853, but finally closed on 1 January 1963.[1]
[edit] Sport
Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA are the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
[edit] Education
Scoil Phádraig is a mixed primary school located in the southern part of Ballyhale on the N9 road towards Waterford. The old school building was built in 1948 and a new school building was added to this in 1993, with six classrooms. In 2006 the school won a Green Flag for recycling and environmental awareness.[2]
Scoil Aireagail, a mixed secondary school, is also located in the parish.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ballyhale station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ http://www.scoilphadraig1.schools.officelive.com Scoil Phádraig' The school website address is www.ballyhale.com'
