Ballymacelligott

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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

  1. Baile Mhic Eileagóid / Ballymacelligott: Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. 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. 
  3. "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. 
  4. "Parishes - Ballymacelligott". Diocese of Kerry. https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/parish/ballymacelligott/. Retrieved 19 April 2022. 
  5. "Magh House or Edenburn". Landed Estates Database. NUI Galway. http://landedestates.ie/property/1927. Retrieved 19 April 2022.