placenamesBallynakill
Baile na Cille
Ballynakill is a civil parish in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallynakill53.57529° N · 9.94429° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Baile na Cille · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballynakill · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Coordinates
- 53.57529, -9.94429
- Mapped area
- 199.56 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2789 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballynakill. 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.