Ballinroad Explained

Ballinroad
Native Name:Irish: Baile an Rodaigh
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Waterford
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,389
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.105°N -7.5725°W
Elevation M:10
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference

Ballinroad [2] is a village approximately 3 km from Dungarvan, County Waterford on the south coast of Ireland. Ballinroad grew rapidly during the Celtic tiger era and is now one of Dungarvan's main dormitory areas.[3]

Religion

Saint Lawrence's Catholic Church, c.1835, is located at Ballinroad Crossroads.[4]

Sport

Dungarvan golf club is based in Knocknagranagh, Ballinroad .[5]

Dungarvan Rugby Club is based in Ballyrandle, Ballinroad.

Ballinroad Football Club has been part of the community since 1971, with under-age and junior teams competing in the local Waterford league. The club's first team gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time ever in 2019.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Ballinroad . Census 2022 . Central Statistics Office. 26 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Baile an Rodaigh/Ballinroad . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 1 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Ballinroad . Waterford County Local Authorities . 24 September 2009 . 14 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080514124039/http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/services/planning/waterfordcountydevelopmentplan/ballinroad/ . live .
  4. Web site: Saint Lawrence's Catholic Church. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.. 26 January 2015. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924222233/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22903111/saint-laurences-catholic-church-ballinroad-crossroads-garrynageragh-west-ballinroad-waterford. live.
  5. Web site: Dungarvangolfclub. 8 July 2015. 9 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150709125506/http://www.dungarvangolfclub.com/. live.