Ballingeary

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Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh Ballingeary
—  Village  —
The former An Óige Youth Hostel
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°51′N 9°14′W / 51.85°N 9.233°W / 51.85; -9.233
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
GAA
Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh is the only official name.

Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh (pronounced [bʲal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠˈɣʷeːrˠhiɡʲ] – sometimes anglicised as Ballingeary) 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). It also hosts a yearly agricultural and horticultural show.

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

People

• Timothy Manning, born and raised in Ballingeary before emigrating to the United States, eventually became Cardinal Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
• Nell Ní Chróinín (b. 1990), sean-nós singer and teacher, was born and brought up in Ballingeary

References

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°51′N 9°14′W / 51.85°N 9.233°W / 51.85; -9.233

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