Ballygunner ( ga, Baile Gunnair), is a
civil parish
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in
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
,
Ireland
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. It lies on the southern outskirts of
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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city.
The placename is derived, in part, from the
Old Norse
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masculine personal name ''Gunnarr''.
Ballygunner contains several
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
s: Ballygunner Mhór,
Knockboy
Knockboy (''An Cnoc Buí'' in Irish, meaning ''Yellow Mountain'') is a 706-metre-high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland.
Geography
Knockboy is the highest peak in the Shehy mountain range and the highest m ...
, Ballinakill, Grantstown, Williamstown and Ballinamuncha.
Main facilities in the parish are the local hurling club
Ballygunner GAA
Ballygunner GAA (nicknamed "The Gunners") is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in the parish of St Mary's Ballygunner in Waterford City, Ireland.
The are the current All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship title holders.
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, the adjacent St. Mary's National School and the 19th/29th Waterford St Mary's Ballygunner Scout Group.
See also
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Ballygunner Castle
Ballygunner Castle is a country house in the Ballygunner area of County Waterford in Ireland. It is believed to be built on the site of a former Viking stronghold. The main structure of the house includes a combination of medieval
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References
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Townlands of County Waterford