Ballyartella

Ballyartella Baile Uí Artaíle
townland
Ballyartella Location within Ireland
Coordinates: 52°54′05″N 8°14′34″W / 52.9015°N 8.2429°WCoordinates: 52°54′05″N 8°14′34″W / 52.9015°N 8.2429°W
Country	Ireland
County	Tipperary

Ballyartella (Baile Uí Artaíle in Irish)^[1] is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located between the Nenagh River and the R495 road which runs from Nenagh to Dromineer.

Notable structures

• Ballyartella Bridge, a limestone bridge across the Nenagh River built about 1720. The bridge has pedestrian refuges to allow traffic to pass freely.^[2]
• Ballyartella Mill, a water powered mill built on the banks of the Nenagh River which is still in use as a woollen mill with gift shop open to the public.^[3]
• Ballyartella Tower House a ruin located beside the Ballyartella bridge, which has been a ruin since the 17th century when the Countess of Ormond was listed as the proprietor.^[4]

Recreation

Ballyartella is on one of the North Tipperary Cycle Routes. The 65-km route starts at Banba Square, Nenagh and is listed as a half day cycle.^[5] Sli Eala ("The Way of the Swan" in Irish), a public walkway between Nenagh and Dromineer passes through Ballyartella. For much of its length it follows the Nenagh River where mute swans can be seen.^[6]

References

1. "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
2. "Ballyartella Bridge, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
3. "Things to see and do Ireland". Discoverireland.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
4. "The Standing Stone: Ballyartella Tower House, Co. Tipperary". Thestandingstone.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
5. http://www.everytrail.com/guide/north-tipperary-cycle-routes-loop-1-nenagh-to-terryglass
6. http://tipperary.com/im_visiting/sli_eala/