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Ballyheigue (also spelled Ballyheige, Irish: Baile Uí Thaidhg) is a coastal village in County Kerry in the province of Munster, Ireland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 343 KB) Kerry Head, Co Kerry, Ireland File links The following pages link to this file: Ballyheigue Kerry Head ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 343 KB) Kerry Head, Co Kerry, Ireland File links The following pages link to this file: Ballyheigue Kerry Head ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Alternate uses: See Munster (disambiguation). ...

Geography

It is approximately 18 km (11 mi) north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic resort village with many miles of beaches that connect to Banna Strand to the south, and Kerry Head to the north. The bay of Ballyheigue or Kerryhead which latter is situated in lat. 52° 24´ 40" (N.), and lon. 9° 54´ (W.). Ballyheigue is twinned with Gosné in Brittany, France. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference Q828141 Statistics Province: Munster County: Elevation: 37 m Population (2006)  - Town:  - Rural:   20,258  1,932 Website: www. ... For other uses, see Beach (disambiguation). ... Banna Strand Banana Strand is an Atlanic ocean beach extending from Ballyheigue in the North to Barrow Harbour at its southern edge, located in County Kerry. ... Kerry Head Kerry Head in County Kerry, Ireland is a peninsula streching into the Atlantic Ocean just north of Banna Strand. ... Gosné (Breton: Goneg) is a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in Brittany, France. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ...

View from Kerryhead, Sunset on the Atlantic and Mt. Brandon

Ballyheigue as seen from the strand

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Population

Ballyheigue has a total population of 2,035. This is made up of 1460 people from the Ballyheigue area and 575 people from the Kerryhead DED area(CSO 2006). The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for Irelands census and other state data collection activities. ...

Census

Note: the Civil Parish of Ballyheigue ceased to be used for census purposes in the mid 19th century when District Electoral Divisions (DEDs) were introduced. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ballyheigue comprises the DEDs of Ballyheigue and Kerryhead. See map of Ballyheigue and its townlands A townland is a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland and Scotland, and believed to be of Gaelic or Goidelic origin. ...

Ballyheigue DED includes the townlands of Ballinclemesig, Ballyheigue, Ballyronan, Booleenshere, Buncurrig, Caherulla, Castleshannon, Cloghanebane, Cloghaneleesh, Dirtane, Doonamontane, Dromgower, Glenlea, Heirhill, Knockane, Tiershanaghan and Toanreagh.

Kerryhead DED includes the townlands of Ballylongane, Dreenagh(The Ghetto), Dromatoor, Glandahalin East and West, Glenderry, Maulin and Tiduff.

History

The Cantillons came to Ireland in the wake of the invasion by Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (in Wales), alias "Strongbow", the leading Cambro-Norman of the day, and with the consent of Henry II of England, who was also Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord of Leicester, Justiciar of Ireland (1130 – 20 April 1176), known as Strongbow, was a Cambro-Norman lord notable for his leading role in the Norman invasion of Ireland. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as King of England (1154–1189), Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. ... Bold textInsert non-formatted text here This statue of Rollo the Viking (founder of the fiefdom of Normandy) stands in Falaise, Calvados, birthplace of his descendant William I the Conqueror (the Duke of Normandy who became King of England). ... Counts of Anjou, c. ...

Thadhg Cantillon gave Ballyheigue (Baile Uí Thaidhg) its name (Town of Thadhg). Another origin of the name may be explained by the fact that Ballyheigue is located near a beach which in old Irish is "traigh" modern tra.

Ballyheigue Castle

In the sixteenth century the Cantillon lands were confiscated by Elizabeth I and granted to the Crosbies. One of the Cantillon descendants who fled to France was recognised officially there as Baron de Ballyheigue. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1856 KB) Summary Ballyheigue Castle, Ballyheigue, County Kerry, Ireland Created by Kglavin Oct 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ballyheigue ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1856 KB) Summary Ballyheigue Castle, Ballyheigue, County Kerry, Ireland Created by Kglavin Oct 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ballyheigue ... This article is about Elizabeth I of England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Baron (disambiguation). ...

The village is overlooked by a castle built by the Crosbie family in 1812, the castle was burnt down by the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence. The castle was allegedly haunted, and a paranormal appearance of a cavalier dubbing a visitor was recorded in June 1962 by Patrick Denis O'Donnell, who vacationed there. The appearance was linked to the famous Danish Silver Raid in 1731, as it occurred on its anniversary. The castle grounds have since been turned into a golf course. For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... This article is about the historical army of the Irish Republic (1919–1922) which fought in the Irish War of Independence 1919–21, and the Irish Civil War 1922–23. ... An Irish War of Independence memorial in Dublin The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerrilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army under the proclaimed legitimacy of the First Dáil, the extra-legal Irish parliament... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... °°°°°°°°°°°→→→→→→→→→→→→§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Prince Rupert, an archetypical cavalier For other uses, see Cavalier (disambiguation). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Denis ODonnell, (January 9, 1922–January 1, 2005), was a well-known Irish military historian, writer, former UN peace-keeper, and retired Commandant of the Irish Defence Forces. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ...

GAA

Ballyheigue Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1892. The feild which is named afer John Joe O'Sullivan was purchased in the 1950's. Club rooms were later built in 1974. There is a new ball alley, dressing rooms and a meeting room which was opened in 2006. It is mainly a hurling club but has two under age football teams, under 12 and under 14. Ballyheigue has a great record of victories from under 10 two senior level. For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ...

Hurling Honours

• Senior

County Senior Championship 1946, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000
County Senior Hurling League (Div.1) 1996, 2002, 2005
North Kerry Senior Championship 1946, 1995, 1996, 1999
North Kerry Senior League 1991, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007

• Intermediate

County Intermediate Championship 1975
North Kerry Intermediate League 2007
North Kerry Intermediate Championship 1969, 1975

• Junior

County Junior Championship 1915, 1933, 1946, 1992
North Kerry Junior Championship 1926

• U.21

County U.21 Championship 1980, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
North Kerry U.21 Championship 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995

• Minor

County Minor Championship 1960, 1982, 1992
County Minor League (Div 1) 1991
North Kerry Minor Championship 1991, 1994, 1996

• U.16

County Championship 1975, 1980, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000

• U.15

County Championship 1979

• U.14

County Championship 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997
Feile na Gael Championship 1977, 2000

• U.13

North Kerry 1999

• U.12

County Championship 1991, 2005

• U.10

Blitz 1999, 2005

Football Honours </gallery>
Novice Football Championship 1991
Junior County League (Div. 4) 2003

• U.12

St. Brendan’s League 2005

Famous residents

• The writer and painter Christy Brown (My Left Foot- Film version won two Oscars) was a resident of Ballyheigue.
• The military historian and writer, Patrick Denis O'Donnell, on vacation.
• Richard Cantillon, acknowledged by many historians as the first great economic "theorist" and who in 1734 introduced the term entrepreneur was born in Ballyheigue.

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References

• 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.
• North London Recording and Rehearsal Studios "Bally Studios", used by The Kinks, Coldplay, Snow Patrol and Shane McGowan & The Popes and Bernard Butler(Suede) got its name from Ballyheigue, as the manager's family is originally from the village.
• Ballyheigue farm in Hampden, Massachusetts is named after the North Kerry village. The farm is owned by John and Sheila Flynn. It was know as Dirtane farm for a period but was changed back to the original name 'Ballyheigue farm'.

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Things to do

The sandy beach at Ballyheigue offers safe swimming and water sports and is patrolled by lifeguards during the summer months. Bass fishing is also a popular activity while rock fishing from nearby Kerry head can produce Mackerel, Pollock and Wrasse along with the occasional dogfish or conger eel. For other uses, see Lifeguard (disambiguation). ... Spotted Bass from the Coosa River near Wetumpka, Alabama (Released) Bass fishing is the sport of angling for the North American gamefish known colloquially as the black bass. ... Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. ... Species Pollachius pollachius Pollachius virens Pollock (or pollack, pronounced the same and listed first in most UK and US dictionaries) is the common name used for either of the two species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. ... Genera (60 genera) The wrasses are a family (family Labridae) of reef safe marine fish, many of which are brightly-colored and popular for aquaria. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Conger or conger eel is a vernacular term used of a number of different species of fish, mostly eels of the family Congridae, and especially the genus Conger. ...

Each summer a village festival is held and includes horse racing on the beach along with fun activities for families and children. Visit ballyheigueonlinefor details of dates and events. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...

A playground was opened in 2006. It is located beside the beach and contains equipment suitable for children of all ages. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Beach and nearby Kerry head offer plenty of scenic terrain for walkers of all levels.

The local community centre also houses an Internet Cafe, Gym and laundry as well as providing local services.

Golfers can enjoy a testing challenge at the Ballyheigue Castle Golf Course. The 9 hole course is situated in the grounds of the old Crosby Castle estate and offers stunning views from every hole.

Public houses

Kirby's (KL), White Sands Hotel (Jimmy Browne's Pub), Reagan's, Flahive's, The Castle Arms, The Golf Club.

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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External links

• Ballyheigue Online Website
• Ballyheigue Castle Golf Club
• Old Ballyheigue Page
• Ballyheigue GAA Website
• Other Ballyheigue Website
• Map of Ballyheigue & its townlands
• Ballyheigue Farm

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