Ballingarry, County Limerick
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Ballingarry
Baile an Gharraí | |
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Village | |
 Housing in Ballingarry | |
  Ballingarry Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′26″N 8°51′47″W / 52.474°N 8.863°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Population (2016)[1] | 521 |
| Eircode routing key | V94 |
| Dialling code | 069 |
| Irish Grid Reference | R413361 |
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.
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.[citation needed] 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. [citation needed]
Notable people
- Anthony Forde, footballer with Wrexham A.F.C., is from the area.[4]
- Edward Joseph Hannan, priest and founder of Hibernian Football Club, was born and raised in Ballingarry.[5]
- Patrick Walsh, a US Senator for Georgia, was born in Ballingarry in 1840. Appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alfred H. Colquitt; subsequently elected and served from April 1894 to March 1895.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballingarry". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Baile an Gharraí/Ballingarry". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Limerick soccer player's fairytale FA Cup journey". limerickpost.ie. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Canon Hannan | Football | Hibs History | Hibernian Historical Trust | UK". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Bioguide Search".
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