Ballymacelligott

Ballymacelligott
Baile Mhic Eileagóid
Civil parish
O'Riada's Bar is in Ballymacelligott parish, on the N21 road between Castleisland and Tralee
O'Riada's Bar is in Ballymacelligott parish, on the N21 road between Castleisland and Tralee
Ballymacelligott is located in Ireland
Ballymacelligott
Ballymacelligott
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°W / 52.2532; -9.6108
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Area
 • Total
56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceQ905125

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

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

In 1831, the population was 3,535, and by 1841 had grown to 4,058.[9]

Sports

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

  1. ^ a b "Baile Mhic Eileagóid / Ballymacelligott". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Ballymacelligott". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Vol. 1. London. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ballymacelligott Church, Ballymacelligott, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Tralee Parish". anglican.org. Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Parishes - Ballymacelligott". dioceseofkerry.ie. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Magh House or Edenburn". Landed Estates Database. NUI Galway. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Ballymacelligott Civil Parish & Townland Map". rootsweb.ancestry.com.
  10. ^ "History". ballymachandball.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Clubs". kerrydistrictleague.ie. Kerry District League. Retrieved 3 August 2020.


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