Blue Ball, County Offaly
Village in County Offaly, Ireland
Village in Leinster, Ireland
Blue Ball An Phailís | |
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Village | |
The Blue Ball pub at Blue Ball | |
53°13′N 7°37′W / 53.217°N 7.617°W / 53.217; -7.617 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Offaly |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Blue Ball, historically known as Pallas (Irish: An Phailís),[1][2] is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is 9 km southwest of Tullamore, at the junction of the N52 and the R357 roads, in the civil parish of Killoughy.[1]
Pallas Lough, also in the civil parish of Killoughy,[3] is a small fishing lake located to the east of the village.
Butterfield Estate, near Blue Ball, hosts an annual agricultural and livestock show, the Tullamore Show.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "An Phailís / Blue Ball (population centre)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "An Phailís / Pallas (townland)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Loch na Pailíse / Pallas Lough". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Nolan, Phillip (9 August 2010). "The Best In Show; Winning Swiss roll and prized Charolais: Philip Nolan on why Tullamore is our past and future". Irish Daily Mail. Gale A233952130 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Tullamore National Livestock Show 2019 – Results". ihfa.ie. Irish Holstein Friesian Association. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
Tullamore Show took place on the 250 acre Butterfield Estate, Blue Ball, on Sunday 11th August
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Places in County Offaly
Townlands
- Ballinagar
- Ballyboy
- Ballycumber
- Belmont
- Blue Ball
- Bracknagh
- Brosna
- Cadamstown
- Clareen
- Clonahenoge
- Clonbullogue
- Clonmacnoise
- Clonony
- Clonygowan
- Coolderry
- Crinkill
- Croghan
- Cushina
- Doon
- Dunkerrin
- Durrow
- Geashill
- Horseleap
- Kilcormac
- Killeigh
- Killoughey
- Killurin
- Kinnitty
- Moneygall
- Mountbolus
- Mucklagh
- Pollagh
- Rahan
- Rath
- Rhode
- Shannonbridge
- Shannon Harbour
- Shinrone
- Walsh Island
- Arderin
- Barcam
- Bog of Allen
- Boora bog
- Carroll's Hill
- Farbreague
- Clara Bog
- Croghan Hill
- Esker Riada
- Grand Canal
- Raheenmore Bog
- River Brosna
- River Camcor
- River Shannon
- Silver River
- Stillbrook Hill
- Wolftrap Mountain
- Yellow River
- Education in County Offaly
- Geography of County Offaly
- History of County Offaly
- List of National Monuments in County Offaly
- List of townlands of County Offaly
- Media in County Offaly
- Mountains and hills of County Offaly
- Politics of County Offaly
- Religion in County Offaly
- Rivers of County Offaly
- Transport in County Offaly
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