Bally is an extremely common prefix to town names in Ireland, and is derived from the Gaelic phrase 'Baile na', meaning 'place of'
Many Irish places begin with the letters Bally. It comes from the Irish word Baile, meaning town or place. So very many places in Ireland begin with Bally.
no there is not a place in Ireland called Halifax
No. There is no place called California in Ireland.
There are the Shetland Islands in Scotland. There is no place in Ireland called Shetland but there is a place called Ireland on the South Mainland of the Shetland Islands.
"Bally" is frequently used in Irish placenames. In Irish it is "baile" which can mean "home" or "place".
There is a place called Gorey, which has the same pronunciation as Goree, which is maybe where you mean. There isn't a place in Ireland called Goree.
There is a place in Ireland called Belleen, not a company. There is a company called Belleek.
In Irish Gaelic it means 'a town, village'. It can also mean 'home' in some cases.Bally comes from the Irish word "Baile" meaning town or place. That is why it features in so many Irish placenames. Any time you see Bally at the beginning of a placename it is basically saying that it is "the place of..." and whatever place it is.
Bally's Casino is on the corner of Boardwalk and Park Place.
Ireland is not called Ireland inc. Ireland inc is a term used to refer to Ireland in business terms, where companies are trying to promote themselves or Ireland as a place to do business. It can also refer to things to do with the Irish economy and business in Ireland in general.
Bally's Health Club is better in my opinion. First of all, the membership fee is cheaper and second, the place is cleaner and brighter.