Ballinroad
Ballinroad
Baile an Rodaigh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ballinroad Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°06′18″N 7°34′21″W / 52.105°N 7.5725°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Waterford |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,389 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | X293948 |
Ballinroad (Irish: Baile an Rodaigh, meaning 'Town of the Rodaigh' [2] also listed as Baile an Róid "Homestead of the Road [3]) is a village approximately 3 km from Dungarvan, County Waterford on the south coast of Ireland. Ballinroad grew rapidly during the Celtic tiger era and is one of Dungarvan's main residential areas.[4]
Religion
Saint Lawrence's Catholic Church, c.1835, is located at the crossroads in Ballinroad.[5]
Sport
Dungarvan golf club is based in Knocknagranagh, Ballinroad .[6]
Dungarvan Rugby Club, founded in 1968, the only active rugby club in West Waterford, is based in Ballyrandle, Ballinroad.[7]
Ballinroad Football Club has been part of the community since 1971, with under-age and junior teams competing in the local Waterford league. The club gained promotion to the Premier League in Waterford for the first time in 2019.
Waterford Greenway, which is popular for walking and cycling, has a main access point car park and nearby café at Ballinroad.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Ballinroad". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ "Baile an Rodaigh/Ballinroad". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Power, Very Rev P Canon (1952). Placenames of the Decies (Second ed.). Cork University Press. p. 124.
- ↑ "Ballinroad". Waterford County Local Authorities. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ↑ "Saint Lawrence's Catholic Church". Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Dungarvangolfclub". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Dungarvan Rugby Club". Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Visit Waterford – Start Your Journey Where Ireland Begins". Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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