Ballyheigue

Seaside resort in County Kerry, Ireland

Town in Munster, Ireland

Ballyheigue (/ˌbæliˈhaɪɡ/ BAL-ee-HYEG), officially Ballyheige (Irish: Baile Uí Thaidhg, meaning 'town(land) of Tadhg'),^[2] is a coastal town and civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Tralee along the R551 road. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and has several miles of beaches that connect to Banna Strand to the south, and Kerry Head to the north. Local events include the Half on the Head (Kerryhead) half marathon in June^[3] and an annual summer festival in July.^[4]

Ballyheigue Strand

Ballyheigue Castle

Notable people

• Richard Cantillon, economic theorist and coiner of the term entrepreneur.^[5]
• Don O'Neill, fashion designer.^[6]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Further reading

• The Story of Ballyheigue, by Bryan MacMahon, published by Oidhreacht, Ballyheigue, County Kerry, May 1994 ISBN 0-9517658-2-5
• The Crosbie Papers, including manuscripts relating to the Danish Silver Raid, in documents of the Estate of John Viscount Crosbie, NLI MS 5033, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin.
• New Light on The Golden Lion and the Danish Silver Robbery at Ballyheigue, by B. Mac Mahon, published in the Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society. Vol: 24 pp:113-149, 1991. Abstract: This article examines the robbery in 1731 of six chests of silver, part of the cargo of the 'Golden Lion' which was driven ashore at Ballyheigue during the previous year.
• The Lively Ghosts of Ireland, by Hans Holzer, Wolfe Publishing Ltd., London, 1967, 1968, reprinted 1970. See Chapter on Ballyheigue, page 32, recalling earlier article in 1962 by Patrick Denis O'Donnell in Ireland of the Welcomes.
• North London Recording and Rehearsal Studios "Bally Studios", used by The Kinks, Coldplay, Snow Patrol and Shane MacGowan & The Popes and Bernard Butler(Suede) got its name from Ballyheigue, as the manager's family is originally from the village.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballyheigue". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
2. "Baile Uí Thaidhg / Ballyheige". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
3. "half on the head | the most scenic half marathon in Ireland".
4. "Ballyheigue Summer Festival". Ballyheigue 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
5. Jevons, William Stanley (1881). "Richard Cantillon and the Nationality of Political Economy". Contemporary Review. 1881. reprinted from: Cantillon, Richard. Essay on the Nature of Trade in General, Henry Higgs ed., 1959, pp. 334-360. Retrieved 6 February 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
6. "The Irish Don of Fashion on". irishamerica.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013. O'Neill grew up in the small seaside town of Ballyheigue in Co. Kerry, where his family ran seaweed baths and currently owns a popular bed and breakfast. Perched on a clifftop overlooking the water, the O'Neills' home was surrounded with plenty to inspire a young mind.

External links

• Ballyheigue Website Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Ballyheigue Info Page
• Map of Ballyheigue & its townlands