Blue Ball
Blue Ball, historically known as Pallas, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: town in Leinster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Blue Ball, County Offaly” and “Blueball”
- Historically known as: “Pallas”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountbolus and Killurin.
Mountbolus
Village
Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. Mountbolus is situated 3½ km south of Blue Ball.
Killurin
Hamlet
Killurin is a village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. The village is on the R421 road, about 8 kilometres south-west of Tullamore. The population was 142 at the 2016 census. Killurin is situated 4½ km east of Blue Ball.
Mucklagh
Village
Mucklagh is a townland and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 5 km southwest of Tullamore. As of the 2016 census, the population of Mucklagh was 826 people. Mucklagh is situated 5 km northeast of Blue Ball.
Blue Ball
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22837° or 53° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
-7.61561° or 7° 36′ 56″ westElevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
9C5J69HM+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1759063280OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Blue Ball” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blue Ball (Offaly konderria)”
- Basque: “Blue Ball”
- Chinese: “藍球”
- Dutch: “Blue Ball”
- Irish: “An Phailís, Contae Uíbh Fhailí”
- Irish: “An Phailís”
- Russian: “Блу-Болл (Оффали)”
- Russian: “Блу-Болл”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blue Ball Post Office and Pallas Castle.
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