Ballygunner
Civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland
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Ballygunner (Irish: Baile Gunnair)[1] is a civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of Waterford city.
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Ballygunner
Baile Gunnair | |
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Civil Parish | |
Ballygunner Castle is a 17th-century house that incorporates elements of an earlier castle | |
  Ballygunner Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′15″N 7°03′07″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
The placename is derived, in part, from the Old Norse masculine personal name Gunnarr.[2]
The civil parish of Ballygunner contains several townlands, including Ballygunnercastle, Ballygunnertemple, Ballygunnermore, Ballymaclode, Callaghane and Knockboy.[3] Ballygunner Castle, a 17th-century country house that incorporates elements of an earlier castle, is located in Ballygunnercastle townland.[4][5]
Amenities within the parish include the local hurling club Ballygunner GAA, the adjacent St. Mary's National School and the 19th/29th Waterford St Mary's Ballygunner Scout Group.[6]