Ballygallum
Townland in County Down, Northern Ireland
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Ballygallum (Irish: Baile Ó gColaim, meaning 'townland of the O’Collums') is a townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 0.67 km2 (164.82 acres) in area.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.[2]
- South Down
Ballygallum
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DOWNPATRICK |
| Postcode district | BT30 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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History
Ballygallum was recorded as Ballyogalme in 1549,[3] Balliogalline in 1603, and Ballygallin alias Ballygallind in 1632. While the final element of the name might suggest a derivation from the Irish word gallán, meaning "standing stone" or "pillar stone", linguistic and historical evidence indicates that the name more likely originates from a surname. The most plausible interpretation is Baile Ó gColaim, meaning "townland of the O’Colms". The surname Ó Colaim is considered a variant of Mac Colaim (anglicised as MacCollum), which is described by Woulfe (1923, p. 335) as an Ulster surname predominantly found in the counties of Antrim, Tyrone, and Donegal.[4]
Geography
Townlands that border Ballygallum include: [1][5][6]
- Ballyclander Lower to the east
- Ballyclander Upper to the east
- Ballymote Lower to the west
- Ballywarren to the north
- Coniamstown to the south
- Grangewalls to the south
- Grangicam to the west