Ballyhahill

Ballyhahill (Irish: Baile Dhá Thuile or Baile Uí Sháithil)[2] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 146 people.[1] It is 40 km west of Limerick city. The White River flows to the east of the village.[3][4]

Ballyhahill
Baile Dhá Thuile or Baile Uí Sháithil
Village
Ballyhahill is located in Ireland
Ballyhahill
Ballyhahill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°33′35″N 9°11′38″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Population
 (2016)[1]
146
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR191460

Name

According to the Placenames Database of Ireland, two Irish language derivations of the village name are proposed: Baile Dhá Thuile ("town of two floods") or Baile Uí Sháithil ("town of Ó Sáithil").[2] The former (Baile Dhá Thuile) has official recognition and appears on road signage around Ballyhahill.

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townland of Ballyhahill and the neighbouring townlands of Mohernagh and Finnoo.[5] A Carnegie library was built in Ballyhahill c. 1907.[6] The local national (primary) school, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, was built in 1959.[7] As of 2017, the school had 39 pupils enrolled.[8]

References
  1. "Ballyhahill (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Baile Dhá Thuile / Ballyhahill". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2021. town of two floods / Baile Dhá Thuile is the official Irish form since 1969, but according to the historical evidence it should be Baile Uí Sháithil, 'the town of Ó Sáithil'
  3. "Bridge, Finoo, Ballyhahill, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. "Fish kill took place beside landfill, hearing told". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2021. the White River between Gortadroma and Ballyhahill in Co Limerick
  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.
  6. "Ballyhahill Carnegie Library, Main Street, Ballyhahill, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. "Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Ballyhahill, Ballyhahill, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Béal Átha Da Thuille, Co. Limerick" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021. Scoil Naomh Mhuire is a co-educational, primary school [..] located in the village of Ballyhahill [..] At the time of the evaluation, there were 39 pupils enrolled
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