Ballyagran (Irish: Béal Átha Grean, meaning 'fordmouth of gravel')[3] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.[1] As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 179 people.[2] Ballyagran is also the name of a half-parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.[4]
Ballyagran
Béal Átha Grean | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ballyagran Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′17″N 8°47′04″W / 52.4046°N 8.7844°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Area | |
| • Townland | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population | 179 |
| Irish grid reference | R467282 |
History
editEvidence of ancient settlement within the townland includes a moated ringfort site.[5]
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was built in 1964 on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel.[6]
Ballyagran's national school opened in 1974.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ballyagran Townland, Co. Limerick". townlands.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Ballyagran (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Béal Átha Grean / Ballyagran". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ballyagran, Diocese of Limerick". Catholic Parish Registers. National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Ballyagran, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 18 February 2021.
Roman Catholic Church, dated 1964 [..] Occupying the site of an earlier church built in the early 1800s
- ^ "School History". ballyagrannationalschool.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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