Ballinagar

Ballinagar (historically Bellanagar, from Irish: Béal Átha na gCarr)^[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It lies on the R402 regional road, roughly midway between Daingean and Tullamore.

Ballinagar Béal Átha na gCarr
Village
Ballinagar Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°16′00″N 7°20′17″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Offaly
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]	453
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	N441242

The Church of St. Joseph, built in 1837, serves as the Roman Catholic parish church in the village.^[3] The local national school, also named St. Joseph's, originally opened in 1949 but moved to a new building in 2011/2012.^[4] The village has a pub named Tom and Jerry's bar.^[5]

References

1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballinagar". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
2. "Ballinagar / Béal Átha na gCarr (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
3. "Our Churches - St. Joseph's, Ballinagar". killeigh.com. Killeigh Parish. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
4. "Scoil Sheosaimh Naofa, Ballinagar, Tullamore, Co. Offaly". St. Joseph's National School. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
5. "Tom and Jerry's Bar - Google Search". www.Google.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

See also

• List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland