Ballindaggin
Ballindaggin
Baile an Daingin Ballindaggan | |
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Village | |
Saint Colemans Catholic church, Ballindaggan | |
Ballindaggin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′05″N 6°40′55″W / 52.56806°N 6.68194°W | |
| 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.
Geography
Ballindaggan village (commonly and locally known as Ballindaggin) is within a townland and electoral division of the same name.[1] Adjoining townlands include Bola Beg, Coolycarney, Kilcullen, Monbeg and Wheelagower.[3] Ballindaggan 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.[4]
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.[5]
The Roman Catholic church in the village is dedicated to Saint Colman and was opened in 1864.[6] The local Church of Ireland church, in Bola Beg townland in nearby Templeshanbo, was opened in 1815 and also dedicated to Saint Colman.[7]
There is a memorial to the 1798 Rebellion within the village.[8]
Amenities
Ballindaggin is home to a pub/shop (Jordan's) and a restaurant/bar (the Holy Grail). The national (primary) school within the village, known as St. Colmans National School or Ballindaggin National School,[9] had an enrollment of 133 pupils as of 2025.[10] The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is Duffry Rovers GAA.[11]
People
- Seamus Rafter (1873–1918), member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood who was involved in the blockade of Enniscorthy during the 1916 Easter Rising[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Baile an Daingin / Ballindaggan". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Ballindaggan Electoral Division, Co. Wexford". townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Ballindaggan Townland, Co. Wexford". townlands.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Parishes - Ballindaggin". ferns.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Moore, Michael John, ed. (1996). Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford. Government Stationery Office. ISBN 070762326X.
- ^ "Saint Colman's Catholic Church, Ballindaggan, Ballindaggan latterly Ballindaggin, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Saint Colman's Church (Templeshanbo), Bola Beg, Templeshanbo, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "War Memorial - Ballindaggin 1798 Memorial" (PDF). irishwarmemorials.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "St. Colmans National School Ballindaggin". ballindagginns.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Ballindaggin National School" (PDF), assets.gov.ie, Department of Education, p. 3, September 2025, retrieved 29 October 2025
- ^ "Duffry Rovers/Feannaire na Dubh Tíre". foireann.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Honouring a true hero of 1916 - Seamus Rafter". Enniscorthy Guardian. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2025.