Ballymacelligott
| Ballymacelligott Irish: Baile Mhic Eileagóid | |
| County Kerry | |
|---|---|
 O'Riada's Bar in Ballymacelligott parish | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | Q905125 |
| Location: | 52°15’12"N, 9°36’39"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
Ballymacelligott is in the north of County Kerry, four miles east of Tralee in the Barony of Trughanacmy.[1]
History
A quarry was first created in Ballymacelligott in 1811 as a source for building materials for construction of a barracks in Tralee.[2]
The local Church of Ireland church, Ballymacelligott Church, was built in 1820,[2][3] The nearby Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, was described in 1837 as being a "large slated building".[2][4]
Edenburn House, later used as a hospital, is also in Ballymacelligott.[5]
Spors
- Football:
- Ballymac Celtic
- Ballymac Galaxy
- Gaelic games: Ballymacelligott Handball Club, founded in 1950
References
- ↑ Baile Mhic Eileagóid / Ballymacelligott: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Ballymacelligott". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. 1. London. pp. 143–144. http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/B/Ballymacelligott-Trughenackmy-Kerry.php. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "Ballymacelligott Church, Ballymacelligott, Kerry". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21303901/ballymacelligott-church-ballymacelligott-kerry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ↑ "Parishes - Ballymacelligott". Diocese of Kerry. https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/parish/ballymacelligott/. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ↑ "Magh House or Edenburn". Landed Estates Database. NUI Galway. http://landedestates.ie/property/1927. Retrieved 19 April 2022.