Ballinderreen (Irish: Baile an Doirín) is a small little village located on the N67 route between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, in The Republic of Ireland. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A National Secondary Road (Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád is a category of road in Ireland. Kinvara (Cinn Mhara meaning " head of the sea " is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province of Connacht County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
Overview
Ballinderreen village is approximately 22 km south of Galway City. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. On occasions when the village has been mentioned in the national media, peaceful and picturesque are the words that have been used to describe it. It is somethimes confused with the town of Ballaghaderreen in Co. Roscommon. Ballaghaderreen (Bealach an Doirín is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Not to be confused with Roscommon County Michigan, United States County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin is a County located in central Ireland Ballinderreen is the name of the parish and townland where the village is situated. It takes its name from oak trees in the village. The Irish name of the village, Baile an Doirín, means town of the little derry or little oakwood suggesting the area may once have been more heavily forested with oak trees. It had a population of 867 under the 2002 census (under Drumacoo). The parish colours are two vertical stripes of green and white. The parish of Ballinderren covers a larger area taking in part of the village of Kilcolgan on the N18 and borders Clarinbridge, Kinvara and Ardrahan. Kinvara (Cinn Mhara meaning " head of the sea " is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province of Connacht Ardrahan ( is a village in County Galway, Ireland. History Richard de Brugo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to
The village itself is quite small with only two pubs and a one small grocery shop and post office. Other facilities include a primary school, church (Roman Catholic), creche, several sports pitches (mainly used for hurling but not owned by the Gaelic Athletic Association) a nursing home and a community centre. Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh
In recent years, Ballinderreen has seen several small residential developments including Woodmount and Oakwood. This has resulted in a large increase in the villages population. The parish as a whole has seen significant development of one-off housing. One-off housing is a term used in The Republic of Ireland to refer to the building of individual rural houses outside of towns and villages This one-off housing has seen large homes eating up rural areas of the parish. Some of these new large houses have helipads in areas closer to Kilcolgan. This has been satirized in a column in the Galway First newspaper in which the writer speaks of life in the G4 Chopper Belt of Kilcolgan, Clarinbridge and Kinvara. G4 is a play on the postcode of a wealthy Dublin suburb, Dublin 4. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Dublin 4 is a postal district of Dublin, Ireland including the suburbs of Sandymount, Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Ringsend
Ballinderreen has become a very desirable place to live mainly due to its close proximity to Galway City. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. However other factors include vibrant festivals in the neighbouring villages of Clarinbridge and Kinvara, its location on the shores of Galway Bay (the village itself is approximately 1. Clarinbridge (Droichead an Chláirín is a small village approximately a 15-minute drive south of Galway, Ireland in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. Kinvara (Cinn Mhara meaning " head of the sea " is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province of Connacht Galway Bay ( Irish: Loch Lurgan or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a large bay / Sea Loch on the West Coast 5 km from the shore) and great scenery of the bay and The Burren in County Clare. The Burren ( Boirinn is the modern form used by the Ordnance Survey) is a unique Karst -landscape region in northwest County Clare, County Clare ( Irish: Contae an Chláir) commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a county on Ireland and part of the wider The area itself has sometimes referred to by locals as the mini burren due to its turlough (lake) and limestone pavement. A Turlough, or Turlach is a unique type of disappearing Lake found mostly in Limestone areas of Ireland, west of the River Shannon. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3
The parish is bordered by the shores of Galway Bay. This includes Brandy Harbour and Dunbulcaun Bay to the north and Kinvarra Bay to the west. Aran Pier, Mulroog Pier and Tarrea Pier shelter some private pleasure crafts on these shores and offer great views of Galway Bay.
Public transport to the village is poor with only two to three services per day passing through the village. However Bus Éireann and CityLink operate services frequently through Kilcolgan, five minutes away, to Galway, Limerick, Cork and Shannon Airport. Bus Éireann ( Irish for Irish Bus) provides bus services in Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which
Sport is one of the main talking points amongst many in the community and there is always a great sense of pride amongst locals when they speak of their hurling team (hurling is Irelands national sport). Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic Ballinderreen hurling club was founded in 1884 and while there has been relatively little success in terms of silverware the club has always been very competitive in Senior competition. The club has produced many local legends some whom of are regarded amongts the greats of the game (Noel Lane, Joe McDonagh, Mick Gill). Noel Lane (born December 11, 1954 in Ballyglass, County Galway) is a retired Irish Hurling manager and former Joe McDonagh (born 1953 in Ballinderreen, County Galway) is a retired Irish sportsman Mick Gill ( September 22, 1899 – September 21, 1980) was an Irish sportsperson 2007 saw the release of the Ballinderreen Hurling Club website, and a glance through that website gives one a sense of the rich sporting heritage of the area and the importance of Irelands national game to the people of the locality.
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