Ballyneety
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
Village in Munster, Ireland
Ballyneety Baile an Fhaoitigh | |
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Village | |
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| 52°35′50.7″N 08°32′55.2″W / 52.597417°N 8.548667°W / 52.597417; -8.548667 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Population (2016)[1] | 450 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ballyneety (Irish: Baile an Fhaoitigh, meaning 'Town of An Faoiteach, from the surname de Faoite'[2]) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, located approximately 10 km from Limerick city.[3][4]
The village has an 18-hole golf course,[5] petrol station, multiple takeaway restaurants, a pub, a post office, a garden centre, a car dealership, a credit union, a Garda station, and a funeral home.
Local resident
- Dermot O'Hurley (c.1530 - 20 June 1584), one of the most celebrated of the 24 Irish Catholic Martyrs. While born into the Gaelic nobility of Ireland at or near Emly, the future Archbishop of Cashel was raised at Lickadoon Castle, near Ballyneety,[6] where he was educated by tutors and then sent to Flemish Brabant to study at the University of Leuven.
See also
- Siege of Limerick (1690)#Sarsfield's raid at Ballyneety
References
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Glen". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Baile an Fhaoitigh/Ballyneety". The Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ Gallagher, Alanna. "What a heavenly home: from dilapidated church to chic retreat". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Ballyneety, Ireland - Weather Forecasts /Maps /News - Yahoo Weather". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Ballyneety Golf Club | 18 hole Championship Limerick". www.ballyneetygolfclub.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Edited by Patrick J. Cornish and Benignus Millet (2005), The Irish Martyrs, Four Courts Press, Dublin. Page 66.
External links
- "Ballyhoura Community - Home Home (938)". ballyhoura.com. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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