Ballindaggin

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Ballindaggin
Baile an Daingin
Ballindaggan
Village
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Saint Colemans Catholic church, Ballindaggan
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Ballindaggin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°34′05″N6°40′55″W / 52.56806°N 6.68194°W / 52.56806; -6.68194
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Wexford
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish grid reference S894471

Ballindaggin, officially Ballindaggan (Irish : Baile an Daingin, meaning 'townland of the stronghold'), [1] is a small village and townland in County Wexford, Ireland. The village gives its name to the electoral division, Ballindaggan ED, which spans the village and its surrounding townlands. [2] Ballindaggin village is 10 km north-west of Enniscorthy.

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Geography

Ballindaggan village (commonly and locally known as Ballindaggin) is within a townland and electoral division of the same name. [1] It lies within the civil parish of Templeshanbo and the historical barony of Scarawalsh. [1] The Catholic parish of Ballindaggin is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns. [3]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of bullaun stone, ringfort and holy well sites in the townlands of Ballindaggan and Bola Beg. [4]

The Roman Catholic church in the village is dedicated to Saint Colman and was opened in 1864. [5] The local Church of Ireland church, in Bola Beg townland in nearby Templeshanbo, was opened in 1815 and also dedicated to Saint Colman. [6]

There is a memorial to the 1798 Rebellion within the village. [7]

Amenities

Ballindaggin is home to a pub/shop (Jordan's) and a restaurant/bar (the Holy Grail).[ citation needed ] The national (primary) school within the village, known as St. Colmans National School or Ballindaggin National School, [8] had an enrollment of 133 pupils as of 2025. [9] The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is Duffry Rovers GAA. [10]

People

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Baile an Daingin / Ballindaggan". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ballindaggan Electoral Division, Co. Wexford". townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Parishes - Ballindaggin". ferns.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Moore, Michael John, ed. (1996). Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford. Government Stationery Office. ISBN   070762326X.
  5. ↑ "Saint Colman's Catholic Church, Ballindaggan, Ballindaggan latterly Ballindaggin, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Saint Colman's Church (Templeshanbo), Bola Beg, Templeshanbo, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "War Memorial - Ballindaggin 1798 Memorial" (PDF). irishwarmemorials.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "St. Colmans National School Ballindaggin". ballindagginns.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Ballindaggin National School" (PDF), assets.gov.ie, Department of Education, p. 3, September 2025, retrieved 29 October 2025
  10. ↑ "Duffry Rovers/Feannaire na Dubh Tíre". foireann.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Honouring a true hero of 1916 - Seamus Rafter". Enniscorthy Guardian. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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