Ballingeary
| Ballingeary Irish: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh | |
| County Cork | |
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 The former An Óige Youth Hostel | |
| Location | |
| Data | |
| Population: | 235 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Website: | ballingeary.com |
Ballingeary is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork.
The village is located within the Muskerry Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area). According to the 2016 census, over 42% of the population speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[1] It has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan (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 Park.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ballingeary) |
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