Ballyhahill

Ballyhahill (Irish: Baile Dhá Thuile or Baile Uí Sháithil)^[2] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 146 people.^[1] It is 40 km west of Limerick city. The White River flows to the east of the village.^[3][4]

Ballyhahill Baile Dhá Thuile or Baile Uí Sháithil
Village
Ballyhahill Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°33′35″N 9°11′38″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Limerick
Population  (2016)[1]	146
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	R191460

Name

According to the Placenames Database of Ireland, two Irish language derivations of the village name are proposed: Baile Dhá Thuile ("town of two floods") or Baile Uí Sháithil ("town of Ó Sáithil").^[2] The former (Baile Dhá Thuile) has official recognition and appears on road signage around Ballyhahill.

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townland of Ballyhahill and the neighbouring townlands of Mohernagh and Finnoo.^[5] A Carnegie library was built in Ballyhahill c. 1907.^[6] The local national (primary) school, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, was built in 1959.^[7] As of 2017, the school had 39 pupils enrolled.^[8]