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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; -9.23
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Population	235
Website	ballingeary.com

Ballingeary (Irish: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, pronounced [ˌbʲeːl̪ˠ aːh ənˠ ˈɣeːɾˠhiː]) is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.

The village is located within the Muskerry Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area). According to the 2016 census, over 42% of the population speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. In 2022, Ballingeary had the highest proportion of Irish speakers among the population aged three years and over in Ireland, at 89%.

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

Ballingeary is 19 km west of Macroom, on the R584 road. The River Lee rises a few kilometres west of the village, at Gougane Barra Park.

See also

• Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh GAA
• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Souperism

References

1. "Census Mapping - Towns: Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh - Population Snapshot". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
2. "Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
3. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
4. "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
5. "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024. Figure 1.4 Top 10 towns with the highest proportion of Irish speakers aged three years and over, 2022 Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, Co Cork Irish speakers. (89.3%)

External links

• Ballingeary.com

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