Ballyagran

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]

Ballyagran
Béal Átha Grean
Village
Ballyagran is located in Ireland
Ballyagran
Ballyagran
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.4046°N 8.7844°W / 52.4046; -8.7844
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Area
[1]
 • Townland1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
179
Irish grid referenceR467282

History

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]

References
  1. "Ballyagran Townland, Co. Limerick". townlands.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. "Ballyagran (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. "Béal Átha Grean / Ballyagran". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. "Ballyagran, Diocese of Limerick". Catholic Parish Registers. National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. "Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 - County Limerick" (PDF). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. "Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Ballyagran, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 18 February 2021. Roman Catholic Church, dated 1964 [..] Occupying the site of an earlier church built in the early 1800s
  7. "School History". ballyagrannationalschool.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.


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