Ballinacourty
Townland in County Waterford, Ireland
Townland in Munster, Ireland
Ballinacourty Baile na Cúirte | |
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Townland | |
Ballinacourty lighthouse | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Waterford |
Ballinacourty, officially Ballynacourty (Irish: Baile na Cúirte, meaning 'town of the court or Courtown'),[1] is a rural area and townland on the southern coast of Ireland near Dungarvan, County Waterford.
Transport
A magnesite factory in the area was served by the last remaining part of the Waterford-Mallow railway line until the late 1980s.
Ballinacourty lighthouse, which stands at the entrance to Dungarvan Harbour, was built in 1858.
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football and competes in both senior codes in the county.
References
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
External links
- Railway Line
- Parliamentary debate on closure of Quigley Magnesite plant
- Lighthouse
- Video of Quigley Magnesite plant
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Places in County Waterford
County town: Waterford
Townlands
- Abbeyside
- Affane
- Aglish
- Annestown
- Ardmore
- Ballinacourty
- Ballynagaul
- Ballinameela
- Ballinamult
- Ballinroad
- Ballybeg
- Ballygunner
- Ballylaneen
- Ballymacarbry
- Ballysaggart
- Boatstrand
- Bunmahon
- Cheekpoint
- Clashmore
- Dunhill
- Dunmore East
- Fenor
- Ferrybank
- Grange
- Kill
- Kilmeadan
- Kilrossanty
- Knockanore
- Lemybrien
- Mahon Bridge
- Mothel
- Old Parish
- Passage East
- Rathgormack
- Ring
- Sliabh gCua
- Stradbally
- Tooraneena
- Villierstown
- Woodstown
- List of townlands of County Waterford
- Category:Mountains and hills of County Waterford
- Category:Rivers of County Waterford
- Category:Geography of County Waterford
52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694