Ballysteen ( Irish: Baile Stiabhna) is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. [1] It is located in the civil parish of Iveruss and the historical barony of Kenry. [1]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, enclosure and tower house sites in the townlands of Ballysteen, Beagh, Ballinvoher and Issane. [2] Beagh Castle, an outpost fortification built in the 13th century by the FitzGerald family, [3] is located close to Ballysteen village. [4] Ballysteen House, an 18th-century country house, [5] is reputedly built on the site of the former Ballysteen Castle. [6] The Catholic church in Ballysteen, which dates to 1861, [7] is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. [8] The ruins of a 15th or 16th-century chapel and churchyard are nearby in Beagh townland. [9] [10] Ballysteen's Carnegie library (constructed c. 1905) was restored in the early 21st century and is now a community and heritage centre. [11]
Local sports clubs include Ballysteen GAA (a Gaelic Athletic Association club which fields teams in competitions organised by Limerick GAA), [12] and Ballysteen AFC (an association football (soccer) club which participates in the Limerick Desmond League). [13] The local primary school, Ballysteen National School, had an enrollment of 26 pupils as of 2024. [14]
Ballysteen ( Irish: Baile Stiabhna) is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. [1] It is located in the civil parish of Iveruss and the historical barony of Kenry. [1]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, enclosure and tower house sites in the townlands of Ballysteen, Beagh, Ballinvoher and Issane. [2] Beagh Castle, an outpost fortification built in the 13th century by the FitzGerald family, [3] is located close to Ballysteen village. [4] Ballysteen House, an 18th-century country house, [5] is reputedly built on the site of the former Ballysteen Castle. [6] The Catholic church in Ballysteen, which dates to 1861, [7] is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. [8] The ruins of a 15th or 16th-century chapel and churchyard are nearby in Beagh townland. [9] [10] Ballysteen's Carnegie library (constructed c. 1905) was restored in the early 21st century and is now a community and heritage centre. [11]
Local sports clubs include Ballysteen GAA (a Gaelic Athletic Association club which fields teams in competitions organised by Limerick GAA), [12] and Ballysteen AFC (an association football (soccer) club which participates in the Limerick Desmond League). [13] The local primary school, Ballysteen National School, had an enrollment of 26 pupils as of 2024. [14]