Ballymacelligott

Ballymacelligott

Baile Mhic Eileagóid
Ballymacelligott Baile Mhic Eileagóid
Parish
	Ballymacelligott Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°WCoordinates: 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.

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 present day Ballymacelligott Church was built in 1824. It was in the barony of Trughanacmy.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[]

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

Sports[]

The Ballymacelligott handball club was founded in 1950.^[5] The area is also home to two soccer clubs, Ballymac Celtic and Ballymac Galaxy, which both play in the Kerry District League.^[6]

References[]

^ "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.
^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. 1. London. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "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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[1] "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] Lewis, Samuel (1837). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. 1. London. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[4] "Ballymacelligott Civil Parish & Townland Map". rootsweb.ancestry.com.

[5] "History". ballymachandball.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

[6] "Clubs". kerrydistrictleague.ie. Kerry District League. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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Ballymacelligott Baile Mhic Eileagóid
Parish
Ballymacelligott Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°W / 52.2532; -9.6108Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°W / 52.2532; -9.6108
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