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ballinacourty Latitude and Longitude:

52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694
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Ballinacourty
Baile na Cúirte
Townland
Ballinacourty lighthouse
Ballinacourty lighthouse
CountryIreland
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

  1. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694


ballinacourty Latitude and Longitude:

52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ballinacourty
Baile na Cúirte
Townland
Ballinacourty lighthouse
Ballinacourty lighthouse
CountryIreland
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

  1. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694


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