Ballingeary

Ballingeary Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh
Village
The former An Óige Youth Hostel
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°51′N 9°14′W / 51.85°N 9.23°W / 51.85; -9.23Coordinates: 51°51′N 9°14′W / 51.85°N 9.23°W / 51.85; -9.23
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork

Ballingeary (Irish: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, pronounced [bʲial̪ˠ ɑhən̪ˠ ˈɣʷeːrˠhiɡʲ]) is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.^[1]

The village is within the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) and has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan (The College of Munster), which was attended by Thomas MacDonagh in the summer of 1906. It also hosts a yearly agricultural and horticultural show.

The River Lee rises a few miles west of the village, at Gougane Barra Park.

The National Hillclimb Cycling Championships will be held in the village on 3rd October 2015 see www.valleywheelerscc.com.

References

↑ Placenames Database of Ireland. Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh. Official name: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh. Retrieved: 2011-02-07.

Gaeltacht

Gaeltachtaí

Ulster

Gaeltacht Thír Conaill (Donegal)	Na Rosa Gaoth Dobhair Cloch Cheann Fhaola Gaeltacht an Láir

Connacht

Gaeltacht na Gaillimhe (Galway)	Gaeltacht Chathair na Gaillimhe Cois Fharraige Conamara Theas Dúiche Sheoigheach Oileáin Árann Ceantar na nOileán

Gaeltacht Chontae Mhaigh Eo (Mayo)	Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill

Munster

Gaeltacht Chontae Chiarraí (Kerry)	Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthach

Gaeltacht Chontae Chorcaí (Cork)	Múscraí Oileán Chléire

Gaeltacht na nDéise (Waterford)	Rinn Ó gCuanach An tSean Phobal

Leinster

Gaeltacht Chontae na Mí (Meath)	Ráth Cairn Baile Ghib

See also

Places in County Cork

County town: Cork

Towns	Ballincollig Bandon Bantry Carrigaline Clonakilty Cobh Cork Fermoy Kinsale Macroom Mallow Midleton Passage West Skibbereen Youghal

Market towns, villages and Townlands	Adrigole Aghabullogue Aghada Ahakista Aherla Ahiohill Allihies Annabella Ardfield Ardgroom Ballinacurra Ballinadee Ballinagree Ballinascarty Ballineen Ballingeary Ballinhassig Ballinora Ballinspittle Ballintemple Ballycotton Ballydehob Ballydesmond Ballygarvan Ballylickey Ballymakeera Ballymore Ballyvourney Baltimore Banteer Béal na Bláth Belgooly Belvelly Blarney Boherbue Buttevant Canovee Carrigadrohid Carriganimmy Carrigtwohill Castlehaven Castlelyons Castlemartyr Castletown-Kinneigh Castletownbere Castletownroche Castletownshend Charleville Churchtown Cloghroe Clondulane Cloughduv Cloyne Coachford Conna Coolea Courtmacsherry Crookhaven Crookstown Crossbarry Crosshaven Cullen Doneraile Douglas Drimoleague Dripsey Dromahane Dungourney Dunmanway Durrus Enniskean Eyeries Farran Fermoy Fountainstown Glandore Glanmire Glanworth Glasheen Glenbrook Glengarriff Glounthaune Goleen Gougane Barra Halfway Innishannon Kanturk Kilbrittain Kilmichael Kilnamartyra Killumney Kilworth Knockavilla Knocknagree Knockraha Leap Liscarroll Lisgoold Lismire Lombardstown Lyre Mayfield Meelin Milford Millstreet Minane Bridge Mitchelstown Monard Monkstown Montenotte Mourneabbey Nad Newcestown Newmarket Nohoval Ovens Rathcormac Riverstick Roberts Cove Rockchapel Rosscarbery Rylane Sallybrook Schull Shanagarry Shanbally Shanballymore Timoleague Togher Tower Union Hall Upton Waterfall Watergrasshill Whiddy Whitegate

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 147807947

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