Ballynanty

Neighbourhood of the city of Limerick, Ireland

Suburb in Limerick, Munster, Ireland

Ballynanty Baile Uí Neachtain
Suburb
The northern end of Thomond Park is known as the "Ballynanty End"
52°40′30″N 8°38′24″W / 52.675°N 8.64°W / 52.675; -8.64
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
City	Limerick

Ballynanty (Irish: Baile Uí Neachtain),^[1] or Ballynantybeg (Baile Uí Neachtain Beag),^[2] is a neighbourhood and electoral district on the north side of Limerick in the mid-west of Ireland.

Sport

It is home to the North Terrace of Thomond Park stadium, colloquially known as the "Ballynanty End".^[3] Ballynanty Rovers is a local association football team.

Amenities

The local Roman Catholic church, St Lelia's Church, was designed by architect Andrew Devane.^[4]

The area is also home to Thomond primary and secondary school.

People

John Quinn, who has resided in Ballynanty Beg since it was built in the 1950s, became the first resident to hold the Office of Mayor of Limerick City (1992–1993).^[5] He represented Ward 4 of the Limerick Electoral District which includes Ballynanty and was initially elected on a Fianna Fáil (FF) ticket in 1979 before joining the newly formed Progressive Democrats (PD) in 1985. He continued to serve on the council until 1999, when he retired from public office.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Baile Uí Neachtain / Ballynanty (electoral district)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Baile Uí Neachtain Beag / Ballynanty Beg (population centre)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "IRFU set to buy 12 Limerick houses". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2020. The union wants to buy and knock 12 houses at the Ballynanty end of the [Thomond Park] grounds to facilitate a stadium expansion
^ "The Vanishing Devane". villagemagazine.ie. Village. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "First Mayor of Limerick from Ballynanty". Archived from the original on 22 November 2007.