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Ballincollig

Ballincollig is a suburban town within the administrative area of in . It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills and Ballincollig Castle.

Ruins
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Located in Ballincollig, , , largely in what is now the Ballincollig Regional Park, the powder mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars.

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is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, , Ireland, built after the Norman invasion of Ireland. In its prime, the castle was inhabited by the Barrett family, who had control of the local area.

School
is a mixed second-level school in Ballincollig in Cork, Ireland. The school was founded in 1987 to meet demand for second-level education in the rapidly growing satellite town of Ballincollig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrigrohane and Cloghroe.

Village
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish situated on the south bank of the to the west of the city of in Ireland. It is connected by the Straight, 4 miles west of Cork and is also in the northeastern part of Ballincollig.

Village
is a village and townland on the R579 road in , . It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and . The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. is situated 4 km northwest of Ballincollig.

Locality
or Ballynora is a small rural parish and townland near Cork city and Ballincollig in , . The townland, which lies in the civil parish of Kilnaglory, is home to several education facilities and sporting clubs. is situated 4 km southeast of Ballincollig.

Ballincollig

Latitude
51.88826° or 51° 53′ 18″ north
Longitude
-8.59184° or 8° 35′ 31″ west
Population
20,500
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE IBG
Open location code
9C3HVCQ5+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52231176
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2966749
Wiki­data ID
Q2528844
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Ballincollig” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ballincollig”
  • Basque: “Ballincollig”
  • Catalan: “Ballincollig”
  • Cebuano: “Ballincollig”
  • Chinese: “巴林科利格”
  • Dutch: “Ballincollig”
  • French: “Ballincollig”
  • German: “Ballincollig”
  • Irish: “Baile an Choillaigh”
  • Irish: “Baile an Chollaigh”
  • Italian: “Ballincollig”
  • Japanese: “バリンコリグ”
  • Lithuanian: “Balinkolingas”
  • Persian: “بالینکولیگ”
  • Polish: “Ballincollig”
  • Russian: “Баллинколлиг”
  • Swedish: “Ballincollig”

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