Country Ireland Time zone WET (UTC+0) Elevation 76 m | County County Tipperary Irish Grid Reference R978962 Province Munster | |
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Ballingarry (Bhaile an Gharraí in Irish) is a civil parish and a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located on the N52 between Borrisokane and Birr.
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Map of Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Ballingarry is in the Dáil constituency of Offaly which incorporates 24 electoral divisions that were previously in the Tipperary North Dáil constituency.
Buildings of note
Ballingarry House is a two-storey house which appears on the Council's Record of Protected Structures (ref S21) Within the bawn walls of medieval Ballingarry castle a structure containing 18 bee boles was built about 1820. Constructed of limestone they were designed to keep skeps for nearby Ballingarry House.
Lismacrory Mounds are a collection of Bronze/Iron Age sites located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the north of Ballingarry.
Sport and recreation
Knockshegowna GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballingarry. The club are part of the North Tipperary GAA division. The club have been North Tipperary Junior Hurling Champions on nine occasions.
Ballingarry is on the route of the Beara-Breifne Way, a long distance walking and cycling trail from the Beara Peninsula in County Cork to Blacklion in County Cavan.