Ballygunner
Ballygunner (Irish: Baile Gunnair), is a civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of Waterford city.
The placename is derived, in part, from the Old Norse masculine personal name Gunnarr.
Ballygunner contains several townlands: Ballygunner Mhór, Knockboy, Ballinakill, Grantstown, Williamstown and Ballinamuncha.
Main facilities in the parish are the local hurling club Ballygunner GAA, the adjacent St. Mary's National School and the 19th/29th Waterford St Mary's Ballygunner Scout Group.
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References
- ^ Baile Gunnair, Placenames Database of Ireland, retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ Oftedal, Magne (1976), "Scandinavian place-names in Ireland", in Almqvist, Bo; David, Greene (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress. Dublin 15-21 August 1973, Royal Irish Academy, pp. 125–133.
- ^ "Fáilte go Scoil Naomh Muire, Baile Mhic Gonair | St. Mary's National School". www.ballygunner.ie. Retrieved 29 November 2016.