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unusual facts about Ballingarry, County Limerick

Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour

The elder brother of Michael Hobart Seymour, he was the son of John Crossley Seymour, vicar of Caherelly in the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel, who married the eldest daughter of Edward Wight, rector of Meelick, County Limerick, a member of an old Surrey family.

Ó Snodaigh is the brother of the three Ó Snodaigh brothers in the band Kíla and is the son of the writer and publisher Pádraig Ó Snodaigh and the sculptor Clioḋna Cussen from Newcastlewest, County Limerick.

Alexander Fitton

Fitton was the eldest son of William Fitton of Awrice, County Limerick and his wife Eva Trevor, daughter of Sir Edward Trevor of Denbighshire.

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1998

Tom Humphries wrote in the Irish Times: A crowd of about 3,500 made the journey to the tiny village of Ballingarry to see two sides with formidable CVs.

Ballingarry

Ballingarry, South Tipperary, a village in the county of South Tipperary, Ireland.

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Ballingarry, North Tipperary, a townland and civil parish in the county of North Tipperary, Ireland.

Ballingarry, County Limerick

Ballingarry has a long and proud sporting tradition with Hurling and in more recent years football as the Ballingarry A.F.C. The local Junior Soccer team won the Desmond League Premier Division in 2003/04 and the following year the Granagh-Ballingarry GAA club won the county Intermediate Hurling Championship to achieve Senior status for the first time since 1910.

Cormac mac Airt

Cormac marched to Munster and made camp on the hill of Druim Dámhgaire (Knocklong, County Limerick).

County Limerick

The N69, a secondary route travels from Limerick City along the Shannon Estuary through Clarina, Askeaton & Glin and continues towards Listowel in County Kerry.

County Tipperary

The centre is known as 'the Golden Vale', a rich pastoral stretch of land in the Suir basin which extends into counties Limerick and Cork.

Cynthia Carroll

In January 1996, she was promoted to managing director of the Aughinish Alumina division, located on Aughinish Island, Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland.

Dale Farm

The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that "new evidence has emerged" that some residents have cultural roots in the town of Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland, and some own property there.

Doon GAA

The club is located in in the parish of Doon mostly in County Limerick but also containing a few townlands in County Tipperary who can play with the other club in the parish Glengar who are affiliated to the Tipperary GAA County Board.

Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina

Born on 24 May 1719, he was fifth son of Colonel Hugh Massey of Duntrileague, County Limerick, and his wife Elizabeth, fourth daughter of the Right Hon.

Irish coffee

Although different variations of coffee cocktails pre-date the now-classic Irish coffee by at least 100 years, the original Irish coffee was invented and named by Joe Sheridan, a head chef at Foynes, County Limerick but originally from Castlederg, County Tyrone.

Killeedy

In 1916, Thomas Shaughnessy was created the 1st Baron Shaughnessy of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada and of Ashford (in Killeedy) in the County of Limerick.

Paul Kinnerk

Born in Monaleen, County Limerick, Kinnerk first excelled at hurling whilst at school in Ardscoil Rís.

Plassey, County Clare

A number of authors have assumed a direct link between Robert Clive and Plassey House, now the administrative centre of the University of Limerick, which is located on the opposite County Limerick bank of the River Shannon, and connected by a bridge to County Clare.