Ballymacelligott
Ballymacelligott
Baile Mhic Eileagóid | |
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Civil parish | |
 O'Riada's Bar is in Ballymacelligott parish, on the N21 road between Castleisland and Tralee | |
  Ballymacelligott Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Area | |
• Total | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q905125 |
Ballymacelligott (Irish: Baile Mhic Eileagóid)[1][2] is a civil parish in the north of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Tralee in the historical barony of Trughanacmy.[1]
History
[edit]A quarry was first built in Ballymacelligott in 1811 as a source for building materials for construction of a barracks in Tralee.[3]
The local Church of Ireland (Anglican) church, Ballymacelligott Church, was built in 1820,[3][4] and is listed on Kerry County Council's Record of Protected Structures.[5] It is in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.[6] The nearby Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry and was described in 1837 as being a "large slated building".[3][7]
Edenburn House, later used as a hospital, is also in Ballymacelligott.[8]
Demographics
[edit]In 1831, the population was 3,535, and by 1841 had grown to 4,058.[9]
Sports
[edit]The Ballymacelligott handball club was founded in 1950.[10] The area is also home to two soccer clubs, Ballymac Celtic and Ballymac Galaxy, which both play in the Kerry District League.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Baile Mhic Eileagóid / Ballymacelligott". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "I.R. Uimh. 133/1975 - An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Foirmeacha Gaeilge) (Uimh. 1) (Postbhailte) 1975". irishstatutebook.ie (in Irish). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1975. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Ballymacelligott". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Vol. 1. London. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Ballymacelligott Church, Ballymacelligott, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Draft Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 3 - Chapter 5 - Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). kerrycoco.ie. Kerry County Council. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Tralee Parish". anglican.org. Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Parishes - Ballymacelligott". dioceseofkerry.ie. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Magh House or Edenburn". Landed Estates Database. NUI Galway. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Ballymacelligott Civil Parish & Townland Map". rootsweb.ancestry.com.
- ^ "History". ballymachandball.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Clubs". kerrydistrictleague.ie. Kerry District League. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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