Town

Ballingeary

Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh

Ballingeary is a town in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallingeary51.84887° N · 9.23447° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
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The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballingeary · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Town
County
Cork
Civil parish
Inchigeelagh
Coordinates
51.84887, -9.23447
Logainm ID
11245 ↗

Population over time

Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh — Census 2016 settlement footprint

Population within 2016 settlement boundaries

242people · 2022

075150225300 2016: 235 people20162022: 242 people2022

Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.

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Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Census yearPopulation
2016235
2022242

Source: CSO Census 2022 Profile 1 — Appendix Table 1: Census 2022 De Facto Population for the 2016 Towns · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Other census areas and years

These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.

Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, Cork

Published census settlement populations

235people · 2016

Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.

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Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, Cork — census population
Census yearPopulation
2011238
2016235

Source: CSO E2016 — Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh, Co Cork — Census 2022 Built Up Area

Built Up Area population, 2022

235people · 2022

Built Up Areas use a new land-use definition. Their population figures cannot be compared directly with Census 2016 settlement counts.

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Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh, Co Cork — Census 2022 Built Up Area — census population
Census yearPopulation
2022235

Source: CSO F1015 — Population, Census 2022 Built Up Areas. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballingeary. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.