Country Ireland Time zone WET (UTC+0) Area 45 km² Province Munster | County County Kerry Irish Grid Reference Q782211 Local time Wednesday 2:56 AM | |
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Website www.ballyheigueonline.com Weather 4°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Ballyheigue (/ˌbæliˈhaɪɡ/ BAL-ee-HYEG), officially Ballyheige (Irish: Baile Uí Thaidhg), which translates in English as Tadhg's town, is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately 18 km (11 mi) north of Tralee on the R551.
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Map of Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, Ireland
It is a scenic resort town with many miles of beaches that connect to Banna Strand to the south, and Kerry Head to the north. It has an active community who run many events throughout the year including an annual summer festival in July. Full details can be found on the Ballyheigue Website (see below).
Population
Ballyheigue has a total population of 4,521(Preliminary Census Results 2015). This is made up of 1,414 people from the Ballyheigue DED area and 617 people from the Kerryhead DED area (Central Statistics Office of Ireland CSO 2011).
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Ballyheigue comprises the DEDs of Ballyheigue and Kerryhead.
Ballyheigue DED includes the townlands of Ballinclemesig, Ballyheigue, Ballyronan, Booleenshere, Buncurrig, Caherulla, Castleshannon, Cloghanebane, Cloghaneleesh, Dirtane, Doonamontane, Dromgower, Glenlea, Heirhill, Knockane, Tiershanaghan and Toanreagh.
Kerryhead DED includes the townlands of Ballylongane, Dreenaugh, Dromatoor, Glandahalin East and West, Glenderry, Maulin and Tiduff.