Ballyhale

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Ballyhale (Baile Héil in Irish) is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is south of the city of Kilkenny.

Contents 1 Location 2 Sport 3 Transport 4 Education 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Location

Ballyhale is roughly half way between Kilkenny and Waterford.

There are 3 parishes that make up Ballyhale. They are Knocktopher, Knockmoylan and Ballyhale.

[edit] Sport

Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA are the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. Ballyhale Shamrocks are one of the most successful clubs in Ireland.

[edit] Transport

Ballyhale railway station opened on 1 January 1963, but finally closed on 2 January 1963.^[1]

[edit] Education

Scoil Phádraig is a mixed primary school located on the southern part of Ballyhale on the road towards Waterford. The old school building was built in 1948 and there was a new school added to this in 1993 with 6 classrooms. In 2006 the school began its quest to win a Green Flag for recycling and environmental awareness. To learn more about Scoil Phádraig look up our website at [1]

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

[edit] References

• (Google Maps)

Coordinates: 52°28′N, 7°12′W

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