Ballymacelligott
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Ballymacelligott
Baile Mhic Eileagóid | |
|---|---|
Civil parish | |
 O'Riada's Bar is in Ballymacelligott parish, on the N21 road between Castleisland and Tralee | |
  Ballymacelligott Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′12″N 9°36′39″W / 52.2532°N 9.6108°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Area | |
• Total | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q905125 |
Ballymacelligott (Irish: Baile Mhic Eileagóid)[1][2] is a civil parish in the north of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Tralee in the historical barony of Trughanacmy.[1]
A quarry was first built in Ballymacelligott in 1811 as a source for building materials for construction of a barracks in Tralee.[3]
The local Church of Ireland (Anglican) church, Ballymacelligott Church, was built in 1820,[3][4] and is listed on Kerry County Council's Record of Protected Structures.[5] It is in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.[6] The nearby Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry and was described in 1837 as being a "large slated building".[3][7]
Edenburn House, later used as a hospital, is also in Ballymacelligott.[8]
