Ballynagalliagh

Coordinates: 54°50′20″N 6°39′22″W / 54.839°N 6.656°W / 54.839; -6.656 Ballynagalliagh (Irish: Baile na gCailleach, meaning "townland of the nuns")^[1] is a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies within Derry City Council.

Upper and Lower Galliagh form the townland of Ballynagalliagh in western County Londonderry. Upper Galliagh borders the townland of Elagh More which lies directly upon the border with County Donegal, between the Buncrana Road and Ballyarnett. Lower Galliagh is a buffer between Upper Galliagh and the outer urban edge of Derry and the townland of Shantallow. The boundary of lower Galliagh is the burn which runs behind the White Chapel at Galliagh estate.

The townland has been zoned for large scale housing and commercial development in the Derry Area Plan 2011. The completion of the Skeoge Link in 2008 has allowed for some 3,000 new homes to be built in the area.^[2]

History

Ballynagalligh is recorded in the 1604 Irish patent rolls of James I. It lies in the parish of Templemore, within the barony of the North West Liberties of Londonderry.

Galliagh comes from the Irish Calliagh/Galliaghwhich translates as either "nuns" or "old hags". The area may originally have been called Clongoliagh or Glengalliagh. The anglicised name is appropriately Glenabbey.

References

↑ "Placenames NI". Placenames NI.
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Places in County Londonderry

List of places in County Londonderry

Cities	Derry

Towns	Coleraine Limavady Magherafelt Portstewart

Villages and townlands	Aghadowey Altnagelvin Ardgarvan Ardmore Articlave Artikelly Ballerin Ballyhanedin Ballykelly Ballylifford Ballymaguigan Ballynagalliagh Ballyrashane Ballyronan Ballyrory Ballysally Ballyscullion Banagher Bellaghy Bellarena Benone Bogside Burnfoot Campsey Carrowclare Castledawson Castlerock Clady Claudy Coagh Creagh Culmore Culnady Curran Derrynaflaw Desertmartin Downhill Draperstown Drumahoe Drummullan Drumraighland Drumsurn Dungiven Eglinton Elagh More Feeny Foreglen Garvagh Glack Glenone Gortnahey Goshedan Greysteel Gulladuff Inishrush Kilcronaghan Killaloo Killywool Kilrea Knockloughrim Largy Lavey Lenamore Lettershandoney Lisbunny Lissan Macosquin Maghera Magilligan Maydown Moneymore Moneyneany Newbuildings Nixon's Corner Park Prehen Ringsend Shantallow Shanvey Straidarran Strathfoyle Straw Swatragh Tamlaght Tamnaherin The Loup Tobermore Traad Upperlands

Landforms	Aughlish Ballynahone Bog Binevenagh Corick Glenshane Pass Lough Beg Lough Enagh Lough Foyle Magilligan Roe Valley Sperrins

Baronies	Coleraine Keenaght Loughinsholin North East Liberties of Coleraine North West Liberties of Londonderry Tirkeeran

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