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Ballingeary (Irish: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, pronounced [bʲial̪ˠ ɑhən̪ˠ ˈɣʷeːrˠhiɡʲ]) is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.
Map of Ballingeary, Co. Cork, Ireland
The village is within the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) and has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan (The College of Munster), which was attended by Thomas MacDonagh in the summer of 1906. It also hosts a yearly agricultural and horticultural show.
The River Lee rises a few miles west of the village, at Gougane Barra Park.
The National Hillclimb Cycling Championships will be held in the village on 3rd October 2015 see www.valleywheelerscc.com.
References
Ballingeary Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA