Ballinlough (Irish : Baile an Locha) [1] is a small village and electoral division in County Meath, Ireland. The area, which includes the townlands of Ballinlough Big and Ballinlough Little, [2] is within the historical barony of Upper Kells. [3] As of the 2022 census, Ballinlough electoral division had a population of 220 people. [4] Ballinlough lies on the R163 regional road between Oldcastle and Kells, County Meath.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort and barrow sites in the townlands of Ballinlough Big, Ballinlough Little and Smithstown. [5] The local Catholic church, the Church of the Assumption, was built in 1829. [6] [7] The adjoining former school building, now in use as a community hall, was built c. 1850. [8]
In addition to the Catholic church, Ballinlough has a pub, petrol station and shop. The local national (primary) school is Ballinlough National School. [9]
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in the area, Ballinlough GFC, has won the Meath Intermediate Football Championship on several occasions, including in 1991 and 2014. [10] [11]
Ballinlough, a village, in the parish of Kilskyre, barony of Upper Kells, county of Meath
The Church of the Assumption, Ballinlough was built in 1829
Ballinlough NS [..is..] a mixed Catholic school situated in the village of Ballinlough on the outskirts of Kells, Co Meath
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