Ballinadee (Irish: Baile na Daibhche) is a village in County Cork, Ireland.[1] It lies in the parish of Courceys, approximately 12 km by road west of Kinsale and 9 km south east of Bandon. Ballinadee is on the banks of the River Pound, which flows into the River Bandon, and has a school, two churches and two pubs.[citation needed]
Built heritage
Ballinadee Church, the local Anglican (Church of Ireland) church, has been in the centre of the village since 1759.[2] There is also a large flour mill building nearby, which dates to c. 1800 and which was described in Samuel Lewis's 1837 Topographical Dictionary of Ireland as a "mill of great power, which was much improved in 1836".[3]
Sport
Courcey Rovers GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinspittle and Ballinadee.[4] De Courcey Albion is the local soccer club, also based in Ballinspittle and Ballinadee.[citation needed]
People
- Liam Deasy (1896–1974), Irish Republican Army officer who fought in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, was from the area.[5]
- Tom Hales (1892–1966), Irish Republican Army volunteer and politician, was also born near Ballinadee.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Baile na Daibhche / Ballinadee". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Ballinadee, Ballinadee, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Ballinadee Mill, Ballinadee, Ballinadee, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Courcey Rovers beaten after extra time in intermediate decider by Kilmoyley of Kerry". echolive.ie. The Echo. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
the Ballinspittle/Ballinadee side
- ^ Kearns, Sean. "Deasy, Liam". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Cronin, Maurice. "Hales, Thomas (Tom)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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