Ballinacourty
Ballinacourty, officially Ballynacourty (Irish: Baile na Cúirte, meaning 'town of the court or Courtown'), is a rural area and townland on the southern coast of Ireland near Dungarvan, County Waterford.
Transport
A magnesite factory in the area was served by the last remaining part of the Waterford-Mallow railway line until the late 1980s.
Ballinacourty lighthouse, which stands at the entrance to Dungarvan Harbour, was built in 1858.
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football and competes in both senior codes in the county.
References
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
External links
- Railway Line
- Parliamentary debate on closure of Quigley Magnesite plant
- Lighthouse
- Video of Quigley Magnesite plant
