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"BALLYNAHAGLISH, a parish, in the barony of TRUGENACKMY, county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER 5½ miles (W.) from Tralee; containing 2,883 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the bay of Tralee, and comprises 2,875 statute acres, as applotted in the tithe acts.
The village of Taulert, or Chapeltown, lies on the south-eastern shore of the creek or harbour of Barra, and is partly inhabited by fishermen. On account of the fine bathing strand in Tralee bay, and a chalybeate spring of great power on the border of the parish and adjoining Clogherbrien, it is much frequented during the summer by visiters from Tralee and other places, for whose accommodation some neat bathing lodges have been erected."
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis (1837)]
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Note: The Civil Parish of Ballynahaglish ceased to be used for census purposes in the mid nineteenth century when District Electoral Divisions (DEDs) were introduced.
Ballynahaglish comprises a single DED.
- Kerry County Library, Tralee has the 1901 Census on microfilm.
- The Family History Library of the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints also has the 1901 and 1911 census on microfilm.
The films should be available from one of the church's Family History Centers. You can locate the nearest to you by searching at www.familysearch.com.
The relevant films are:
1901 Census FHL British Film 840920 Item 1, 850445 Item 3
1911 Census FHL British Film 2146993 Item 2, 2193018 Item 1
The ancient parish church stood in Church Hill Burial Ground, and the both the parish and church are sometimes referred to as 'Church Hill' or 'Churchill' in records.
Following the Reformation, the church passed to the Established Church, later the Church of Ireland. It was rebuilt in the 1690s. On the death of the incumbent priest in 1877, Ballynahaglish became part of Tralee Union of Parishes. The church was closed in 1894, and is in now in ruins.
In the Roman Catholic Church Ballynahaglish was united with Fenit to form what is now called the Parish of Spa. A thatched church near the old graveyard, dating from about 1802, was replaced by the present Church of the Purification in 1859. The web page for the Parish of Spa is here.
From 1863 Ballynahaglish was part of the Tralee Superintendant Registrar's District, and the Tralee No.2 Registrar's District. See the Registration Districts page.
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ballynahaglish to another place.
A Map showing the Townlands of Ballynahaglish from Rootsweb
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