Ballinacourty

Ballinacourty, officially Ballynacourty (Irish: Baile na Cúirte, meaning "town of the court or Courtown"),^[1] is a rural area on the southern coast of Ireland near Dungarvan, County Waterford.

Transport

A magnesite factory in the area was served by the last remaining part of the Waterford-Mallow railway line until the late 1980s.
Ballinacourty lighthouse, which stands guard at the entrance to Dungarvan Harbour, was built in 1858.

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football and competes in both senior codes in the county.

References

↑ Placenames Database of Ireland

External links

Places in County Waterford

County town: Dungarvan

Towns	Dungarvan Lismore Tramore Waterford

Villages and Townlands	Abbeyside Affane Aglish Annestown Ardmore Ballinacourty Ballynagaul Ballinameela Ballinamult Ballinroad Ballybeg Ballylaneen Ballysaggart Bunmahon Cappoquin Carrickbeg Clashmore Dunmore East Fenor Ferrybank Grange Kill Kilmacthomas Kilmeadan Kilrossanty Knockanore Lemybrien Mahon Bridge Mothel Old Parish Passage East Portlaw Rathgormack Ring Sliabh gCua Stradbally Tallow Tooraneena Villierstown Woodstown

List of townlands of County Waterford Category:Mountains and hills of County Waterford Category:Rivers of County Waterford Category:Geography of County Waterford

Coordinates: 52°05′06″N 7°34′01″W / 52.085°N 7.56694°W / 52.085; -7.56694

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