Ballynagaul | |
Native Name: | Irish: Baile na nGall |
Settlement Type: | Gaeltacht district |
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: | Waterford |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | WET |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.048°N -7.567°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Ballynagaul (its official name) is a Gaeltacht area within the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht na nDéise part of County Waterford. Comprising the townlands of Baile na nGall Mór and Baile na nGall Beag (Ballynagaul More and Ballynagaul Beg),[1] [2] it is located approximately 9.6 kilometres southeast of Dungarvan. The village of Ring is located in the area.[3]
Ballynagaul contains a pub (Tig an Ceoil),[4] a shop, a playground known as 'An Imearlann',[5] a small restaurant, a fishing pier (Cé Bhaile na nGall), and a beach.[4] "Criostal na Rinne", a workshop where hand-cut glassware is made is also located in Baile na nGall.[6]