Ballinora or Ballynora () is a small rural parish and townland near
Cork city
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and
Ballincollig
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in
County Cork
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,
Ireland
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. The townland is home to several education facilities and sporting clubs, and includes the village of
Waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
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Amenities
Ballinora is home to Ballinora National School, Ballinora and Ballymaw GAA grounds, a community hall, scout den, a pub and a garden centre.
Religion
Ballinora's Parish church is St. James' Church, which church underwent a major renovation in 2009.
Ballinora is the birthplace of Bishop Cornelius Lucey (1902–1982).
Sport
The local GAA club,
Ballinora GAA
Ballinora GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the townland of Ballinora, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
Honours
* Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1932
* Cork Jun ...
, was founded in 1924. The club's colours are green and red, and it fields hurling and Gaelic football teams in the
Muskerry
Muskerry ( ga, Múscraí) is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry WestCork GAA. Ballinora GAA has two sports grounds; Ballinora GAA Pitch (adjacent to the school), and Ballymaw (a rented field).
Richmond FC is the local
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
(soccer) club. Founded in 1980, the club owns two pitches, Ballyhank pitch in Waterfall and Garranedarra in Bishopstown. Former Republic of Ireland soccer international,
Alan Bennett
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