Ballygunner
Ballygunner (Irish: Baile Gunnair),[1] is a civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of Waterford city.
Ballygunner Baile Gunnair | |
|---|---|
Civil Parish | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
The placename is derived, in part, from the Old Norse masculine personal name Gunnarr.[2]
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.[3]
See also
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 2016-11-29.
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