placenamesBallymacelligott
Baile Mhic Eileagóid
Two neighbouring quarries had different beginnings, according to Lewis’s account of the local limestone industry.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile Mhic Eileagóid · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballymacelligott · English · main form
Place & story
From barracks to canal works
Samuel Lewis recorded a quarry opened in 1811 to supply stone for Tralee’s barracks, then discontinued. A nearby quarry began by supplying the enlargement of Ballyseedy House and remained in operation when he wrote in 1837. Its stone went into Tralee’s county gaol and courthouse, and later the ship canal to Blennerville. Lewis reported regular employment for about thirty men and an average weekly output of approximately fifty tons. The regular layers allowed large blocks to be detached with wedges. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Coordinates
- 52.27929, -9.57520
- Mapped area
- 57.05 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1056 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballymacelligott. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballymacelligott: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.