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Civil parish

Ballyfoyle

Béal an Phoill

Ballyfoyle is a civil parish in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallyfoyle51.73047° N · 8.35430° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

béalopening, approach, mouthpollhole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

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 an Phoill · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballyfoyle · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Cork
Barony
Kinalea
Coordinates
51.73047, -8.35430
Mapped area
12.09 km²
Logainm ID
511 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballyfoyle. 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.