Ballingeary Gaelic Footballers

Ballingeary (, ) 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. 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.

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

See also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

External links

Ballingeary.com

Towns and villages in County Cork
Gaeltacht places in County Cork
Gaeltacht towns and villages

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