Ballygunner

Ballygunner Baile Gunnair
Civil Parish
Ballygunner Castle is a 17th-century house that incorporates elements of an earlier castle
Ballygunner Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°13′15.35″N7°3′7.31″W / 52.2209306°N 7.0520306°W / 52.2209306; -7.0520306
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Waterford

Ballygunner (Irish : Baile Gunnair) ^[1] is a civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of Waterford city.

The placename is derived, in part, from the Old Norse masculine personal name Gunnarr. ^[2]

The civil parish of Ballygunner contains several townlands, including Ballygunnercastle, Ballygunnertemple, Ballygunnermore, Ballymaclode, Callaghane and Knockboy. ^[3] Ballygunner Castle, a 17th-century country house that incorporates elements of an earlier castle, is located in Ballygunnercastle townland. ^{[4] [5]}

Amenities within the parish include the local hurling club Ballygunner GAA, the adjacent St. Mary's National School and the 19th/29th Waterford St Mary's Ballygunner Scout Group. ^[6]

References

1. "Baile Gunnair / Ballygunner", logainm.ie (in Irish), Placenames Database of Ireland , retrieved 25 November 2025
2. 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
3. "Sub-units of: Baile Gunnair/Ballygunner". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
4. "Ballygunner Castle, Ballygunner". antaisce.org. An Taisce. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
5. "Ballygunner Castle, Ballygunnercastle, Waterford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
6. "Fáilte go Scoil Naomh Muire, Baile Mhic Gonair | St. Mary's National School". www.ballygunner.ie. Retrieved 29 November 2016.