Ballyagran
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
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Ballyagran (Irish: Béal Átha Grean, meaning 'fordmouth of gravel')[3] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.[1] As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 179 people.[2] Ballyagran is also the name of a half-parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.[4]
Ballyagran
Béal Átha Grean | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ballyagran Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52.4046°N 8.7844°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Area | |
| • Townland | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 179 |
| Irish grid reference | R467282 |
History
Evidence of ancient settlement within the townland includes a moated ringfort site.[5]
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was built in 1964 on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel.[6]
Ballyagran's national school opened in 1974.[7]
