Ballyhahill Explained

Ballyhahill
Native Name:Irish: Baile Dhá Thuile or Irish: Baile Uí Sháithil
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Limerick
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:146
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.5598°N -9.1938°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Ballyhahill (or Baile Uí Sháithil)[2] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 146 people.[1] It is 40 km west of Limerick city. The White River flows to the east of the village.[3] [4]

Name

According to the Placenames Database of Ireland, two Irish language derivations of the village name are proposed: Baile Dhá Thuile ("town of two floods") or Baile Uí Sháithil ("town of Ó Sáithil").[2] The former (Baile Dhá Thuile) has official recognition and appears on road signage around Ballyhahill.

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townland of Ballyhahill and the neighbouring townlands of Mohernagh and Finnoo.[5] A Carnegie library was built in Ballyhahill .[6] The local national (primary) school, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, was built in 1959.[7] As of 2017, the school had 39 pupils enrolled.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballyhahill (Ireland) Census Town . City Population . 27 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: Baile Dhá Thuile / Ballyhahill . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 27 May 2021 . town of two floods / Baile Dhá Thuile is the official Irish form since 1969, but according to the historical evidence it should be Baile Uí Sháithil, 'the town of Ó Sáithil' .
  3. Web site: Bridge, Finoo, Ballyhahill, Limerick . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 27 May 2021 .
  4. Web site: Fish kill took place beside landfill, hearing told . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 5 November 2004 . 27 May 2021 . the White River between Gortadroma and Ballyhahill in Co Limerick .
  5. Web site: Record of Monuments and Places as Established Under Section 12 of the National Monuments' (Amendment) Act 1994 - County Limerick . National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . 1997.
  6. Web site: Ballyhahill Carnegie Library, Main Street, Ballyhahill, Limerick . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 27 May 2021 .
  7. Web site: Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Ballyhahill, Ballyhahill, Limerick . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 27 May 2021 .
  8. Web site: Curriculum Evaluation Report - Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Béal Átha Da Thuille, Co. Limerick . education.ie . Department of Education . 27 November 2017 . Scoil Naomh Mhuire is a co-educational, primary school [..] located in the village of Ballyhahill [..] At the time of the evaluation, there were 39 pupils enrolled . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526232051/https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Curriculum-Evaluations-in-Primary-Schools/18236F_CEM_6688_20171128.pdf . 26 May 2021 .

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