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Ballinacourty

Coordinates: 52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694
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Ballinacourty
Baile na Cúirte
Townland
Ballinacourty lighthouse
Ballinacourty lighthouse
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford

Ballinacourty, officially Ballynacourty (Irish: Baile na Cúirte, meaning 'town of the court or Courtown'),[1] is a rural area and townland on the southern coast of Ireland near Dungarvan, County Waterford.

Transport

A magnesite factory in the area was served by the last remaining part of the Waterford-Mallow railway line until the late 1980s.

Ballinacourty lighthouse, which stands at the entrance to Dungarvan Harbour, was built in 1858.

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football and competes in both senior codes in the county.

References

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland

52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694

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