Ballynanty
Ballynanty
Baile Uí Neachtain | |
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Suburb | |
.jpg) The northern end of Thomond Park is known as the "Ballynanty End" | |
  Ballynanty Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′30″N 8°38′24″W / 52.675°N 8.64°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| City | Limerick |
Ballynanty (Irish: Baile Uí Neachtain),[1] or Ballynantybeg (Baile Uí Neachtain Beag),[2] is a neighbourhood and electoral district on the north side of Limerick City, Ireland.
Sport
[edit]It is home to the North Terrace of Thomond Park stadium, colloquially known as the "Ballynanty End".[3] Ballynanty Rovers is a local association football team.
Amenities
[edit]The local Roman Catholic church, St Lelia's Church, was designed by architect Andrew Devane.[4]
The area is also home to Thomond Primary School on Moylish Road in Ballynanty. Thomond Community College (formerly St. Nessan's Community College) is located near Ballynanty, in Moylish Park.
Watch House Cross, near to Ballynanty, houses a Limerick City and County Council library branch, service station and a Tesco branch (formerly Iceland).
People
[edit]John Quinn, who has resided in Ballynanty Beg since it was built in the 1950s, became the first resident to hold the Office of Mayor of Limerick City (1992–1993).[5] He represented Ward 4 of the Limerick Electoral District which includes Ballynanty and was initially elected on a Fianna Fáil (FF) ticket in 1979 before joining the newly formed Progressive Democrats (PD) in 1985. He continued to serve on the council until 1999, when he retired from public office.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Baile Uí Neachtain / Ballynanty (electoral district)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Baile Uí Neachtain Beag / Ballynanty Beg (population centre)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "IRFU set to buy 12 Limerick houses". The Irish Times. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
The union wants to buy and knock 12 houses at the Ballynanty end of the [Thomond Park] grounds to facilitate a stadium expansion
- ^ "The Vanishing Devane". villagemagazine.ie. Village. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "First Mayor of Limerick from Ballynanty". Archived from the original on 22 November 2007.
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