Ballyheigue (/ˌbæliˈhaɪɡ/ BAL-ee-HYEG), officially Ballyheige (Irish: Baile Uí Thaidhg, meaning 'town(land) of Tadhg'),[2] is a coastal town and civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Tralee along the R551 road. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and has several miles of beaches that connect to Banna Strand to the south, and Kerry Head to the north. Local events include the "Half on the Head" (Kerryhead) half marathon in June[3] and an annual summer festival in July.[4]
Ballyheigue
Baile Uí Thaidhg | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Ballyheigue as viewed from the nearby beach | |
  Ballyheigue Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′21″N 9°50′00″W / 52.3892°N 9.8333°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Area | |
• Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population | 546 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q782211 |
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes multiple ringfort, souterrain, holy well, Bullaun stone and fulacht fiadh sites in Ballyheige, Buncurrig, Dirtane and other surrounding townlands.[5] Ballyheigue Castle, a ruined Tudor Gothic Revival style country house, was built in 1809 on the site of an earlier house.[6]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is Ballyheigue GAA.[7]
Notable people
edit- Richard Cantillon, economic theorist and coiner of the term entrepreneur.[8]
- Don O'Neill, fashion designer.[9]
See also
editFurther reading
edit- The Story of Ballyheigue, by Bryan MacMahon, published by Oidhreacht, Ballyheigue, County Kerry, May 1994 ISBN 0-9517658-2-5
- The Crosbie Papers, including manuscripts relating to the Danish Silver Raid, in documents of the Estate of John Viscount Crosbie, NLI MS 5033, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin.
- New Light on The Golden Lion and the Danish Silver Robbery at Ballyheigue, by B. Mac Mahon, published in the Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society. Vol: 24 pp:113-149, 1991. Abstract: This article examines the robbery in 1731 of six chests of silver, part of the cargo of the 'Golden Lion' which was driven ashore at Ballyheigue during the previous year.
- The Lively Ghosts of Ireland, by Hans Holzer, Wolfe Publishing Ltd., London, 1967, 1968, reprinted 1970. See Chapter on Ballyheigue, page 32, recalling earlier article in 1962 by Patrick Denis O'Donnell in Ireland of the Welcomes.
References
edit- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballyheigue". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Baile Uí Thaidhg / Ballyheige". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ "half on the head | the most scenic half marathon in Ireland".
- ^ "Ballyheigue Summer Festival". Ballyheigue 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Toal, Caroline (1995). North Kerry archaeological survey. Brandon Books. ISBN 0863221866.
- ^ "Ballyheige Castle, Ballyheige, Ballyheige, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Ballyheigue HC". clubinfo.ie. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Jevons, William Stanley (1881). "Richard Cantillon and the Nationality of Political Economy". Contemporary Review. 1881. reprinted from: Cantillon, Richard. Essay on the Nature of Trade in General, Henry Higgs ed., 1959, pp. 334-360. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "The Irish Don of Fashion on". irishamerica.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
O'Neill grew up in the small seaside town of Ballyheigue in Co. Kerry