Ballingarry is a parish, located in South-East Tipperary, in the area known as the Slieveardagh Hills. Ballingarry is steeped in History, Heritage and Tradition. From the principal location of the Young Irelanders’ 1848 Rebellion to the links with the first public flying of the Irish Tricolour Flag, to our musical and mining heritage, the parish has a richly distinctive past, dating back to the early Christian Period. Since 1998, with the purchase of the Widow McCormack’s house, the principal place of action during the 1848 Rebellion, Ballingarry has firmly taken its place on the national heritage map. A world class national heritage site now greets visitors coming to Ballingarry, from near and far. The parish is also steeped in sporting history with many local men and woman gracing the GAA pitches representing the parish both locally, countywise and on foreign GAA pitches across the world. Many have represented themselves, their families, parish, county and country in so many different fields from athletics, boxing, martial arts, field sports, etc.
2013, saw the parish engage in the Government led incentive to encourage our diaspora to return to Ireland and connect with their ancestral community in the form of 'The Gathering'.
2017, was a busy year for the parish with the unveiling of the WW1 Memorial in August to commemorate the men and woman from the parish who were involved in WW1. In September, we saw the 'National Famine Commemoration' be held at 1848 Famine Warhouse with senior officials from the Government in attendance. Even the very wet day did not deter many locals from visiting the event. March 2020, brought the country to a standstill with the official lockdown due to the confirmed scale of cases of Covid-19 in the country. For what was expected to be a 2-3 week shutdown has turned out to be a long and sometimes frustrating affair with the loss of lives, many sick people, roll out of vaccines, re-opening of the country and continued high cases of Covid still in every community.
2020 was a big year in the collective collaboration of happenings in the parish for 25 years with the 25th edition of the Ballingarry Parish Journal being published. Ballingarry offers a warm welcome to all her visitors, especially her diaspora, many having accomplished mighty things in their time. This page is dedicated the all Ballingarry People home or away. We are continually seeking articles old or new to add to the site. We have had many great achievements home and away by many of our local people, so why not let everyone know through the internet medium. So if you have anything that you feel can add to the quality of this site please send it through on [email protected].
