| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Ballynanty | |
| Native Name: | Irish: Baile Uí Neachtain |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.675°N -8.64°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Limerick |
Ballynanty,[1] or Ballynantybeg (Baile Uí Neachtain Beag),[2] is a neighbourhood and electoral district on the north side of Limerick City, Ireland.
It is home to the North Terrace of Thomond Park stadium, colloquially known as the "Ballynanty End".[3] Ballynanty Rovers is a local association football team.
The local Roman Catholic church, St Lelia's Church, was designed by architect Andrew Devane.[4]
The area is also home to Thomond Primary School on Moylish Road in Ballynanty. Thomond Community College (formerly St. Nessan's Community College) is located near Ballynanty, in Moylish Park.
Watch House Cross, near to Ballynanty, houses a Limerick City and County Council library branch, service station and a Tesco branch (formerly Iceland).
John Quinn, who has resided in Ballynanty Beg since it was built in the 1950s, became the first resident to hold the Office of Mayor of Limerick City (1992–1993).[5] He represented Ward 4 of the Limerick Electoral District which includes Ballynanty and was initially elected on a Fianna Fáil (FF) ticket in 1979 before joining the newly formed Progressive Democrats (PD) in 1985. He continued to serve on the council until 1999, when he retired from public office.