Ballinroad
Baile an Rodaigh
Village
Ballinroad is located in Ireland
Ballinroad
Ballinroad
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°06′18″N 7°34′21″W / 52.105°N 7.5725°W / 52.105; -7.5725
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Waterford
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total1,389
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceX293948

Ballinroad (Irish: Baile an Rodaigh, meaning 'Rod's town')[2] 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 now one of Dungarvan's main dormitory areas.[3]

Religion

Saint Lawrence's Catholic Church, c.1835, is located at Ballinroad Crossroads.[4]

Sport

Dungarvan golf club is based in Knocknagranagh, Ballinroad .[5]

Dungarvan Rugby Club is based in Ballyrandle, Ballinroad.

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's first team gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time ever in 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Ballinroad". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Baile an Rodaigh/Ballinroad". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ballinroad". Waterford County Local Authorities. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Saint Lawrence's Catholic Church". Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dungarvangolfclub". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.


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