Ballyclogh, County Cork
| Ballyclogh Baile Cloch | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Ballyclogh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 08°44′35″W / 52.16750°N 8.74306°WCoordinates: 52°10′03″N 08°44′35″W / 52.16750°N 8.74306°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
Ballyclogh[1] or Ballyclough (Irish: Baile Cloch, meaning "town of the stones")[1] is a small village 8 km outside Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. The name Ballyclogh has its origins in the past abundance of stone quarries in the area.
The village has a tower house, built by the Barry family (or Mac Robert-Barry).[2] In 1641 it was forfeit to the Purdon family, and then, in 1691, surrendered to the Williamites. It was renovated during the 19th century, but is now in ruins.[3]
The village today has two public houses, a local grocer, a community centre, playground, funeral chapel and Catholic church. Ballyclogh has a rich history of farming; Ballyclogh Creamery was founded in the early 1900s and grew to join forces with Mitchelstown Co-op to form Dairygold Co-Op.[4]
Major-General Henry Green Barry, the father of the famous jurist Sir Redmond Barry (1813-1880), Q.C., was from Ballyclogh. Sir Redmond, who became a leading judge in the Colony of Victoria, was the presiding judge at the final trial of Ned Kelly in Melbourne. Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, though born in Kanturk, had close links to Ballyclogh through his mother.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballyclogh/Baile Cloch. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "BALLYCLOUGH, or LAVAN, a parish - from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland". Library Ireland. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ "Irish Castles - Ballyclogh Castle". Castle Travel Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ Ballyclogh Co-op. A History.
External links
- Ordnance Survey Ireland. Online map viewer
- Photograph of Castle Ballyclogh
