Ballyhar (Irish: Baile Uí Aichir) is a townland and electoral division in County Kerry, Ireland. Located in the historical barony of Magunihy and in the civil parish of Kilcredane, the townland of Ballyhar has an area of approximately 1.2 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi).
There are a number of ancient ring fort and enclosure sites in the townland. The Catholic church in Ballyhar was built in the 1820s. This church, the Church of the Sacred Heart, is in the ecclesiastical parish of Firies in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry. Local sports teams include an association football (soccer) club, Ballyhar Dynamos FC, and Ballyhar-Firies GAA club.
References
- "Baile Uí Aichir/Ballyhar". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- "Ballyhar Townland, Co. Kerry". townlands.ie. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- Record of Monuments and Places - County Kerry. Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1998.
- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Kilcredane". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis.
In the R, C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of Fieries; the chapel at Ballyhar is a modern building
- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Aglish". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis.
a chapel was built within the last fourteen years at Ballyhar
- "Firies – Diocese of Kerry". dioceseofkerry.ie. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- "Ballyhar Dynamos - About". ballyhardynamos.ie. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- Kilfeather, Vivion (29 June 2011). "Kerry brothers take court action as GAA insists they play for parish club". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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