Ballyagran
Béal Átha Grean | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°24′17″N 8°47′04″W / 52.4046°N 8.7844°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Limerick |
Area | |
• Townland | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
Population | 179 |
Irish grid reference | R467282 |
Ballyagran ( Irish: Béal Átha Grean, meaning "fordmouth of gravel") [3] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. [1] As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 179 people. [2] Ballyagran is also the name of a half-parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. [4]
Evidence of ancient settlement within the townland includes a moated ringfort site. [5]
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was built in 1964 on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel. [6]
Ballyagran's national school opened in 1974. [7]
Roman Catholic Church, dated 1964 [..] Occupying the site of an earlier church built in the early 1800s
Ballyagran
Béal Átha Grean | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 52°24′17″N 8°47′04″W / 52.4046°N 8.7844°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Limerick |
Area | |
• Townland | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
Population | 179 |
Irish grid reference | R467282 |
Ballyagran ( Irish: Béal Átha Grean, meaning "fordmouth of gravel") [3] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. [1] As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 179 people. [2] Ballyagran is also the name of a half-parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. [4]
Evidence of ancient settlement within the townland includes a moated ringfort site. [5]
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was built in 1964 on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel. [6]
Ballyagran's national school opened in 1974. [7]
Roman Catholic Church, dated 1964 [..] Occupying the site of an earlier church built in the early 1800s