# Ballindaggin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ballindaggin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ballindaggin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballindaggin > Source revision: 1322655555 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Village in County Wexford, Ireland}} {{For|the racehorse|Ballindaggin (horse)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Ballindaggin |other_name = Ballindaggan |native_name = {{lang|ga|Baile an Daingin}} |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Saint Colemans Church, Ballydaggan - geograph.org.uk - 469432.jpg |image_caption = Saint Colemans Catholic church, Ballindaggan |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) |subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Ireland) |subdivision_name1 = [Leinster](/source/Leinster) |subdivision_type3 = [County](/source/Counties_of_Ireland) |subdivision_name3 = [County Wexford](/source/County_Wexford) |unit_pref = Metric |area_total_km2 = |timezone1 = [WET](/source/West_European_Time) |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = [IST](/source/Irish_Standard_Time) ([WEST](/source/Western_European_Summer_Time)) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|52|34|05|N|6|40|55|W|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |blank_name = [Irish grid reference](/source/Irish_grid_reference_system) |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|S894471}} |footnotes = }} '''Ballindaggin''', officially '''Ballindaggan''' ({{irish place name|Baile an Daingin|townland of the stronghold}}),{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1413866.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Baile an Daingin / Ballindaggan | accessdate = 19 January 2021 }} is a small village and [townland](/source/townland) in [County Wexford](/source/County_Wexford), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland). The village gives its name to the [electoral division](/source/electoral_division_(Ireland)), Ballindaggan ED, which spans the village and its surrounding townlands.{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/wexford/ballindaggan/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Ballindaggan Electoral Division, Co. Wexford | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} Ballindaggin village is 10 km north-west of [Enniscorthy](/source/Enniscorthy). ==Geography== Ballindaggan village (commonly and locally known as Ballindaggin) is within a townland and [electoral division](/source/electoral_division_(Ireland)) of the same name. Adjoining townlands include Bola Beg, Coolycarney, Kilcullen, Monbeg and Wheelagower.{{cite web | url = https://www.townlands.ie/wexford/scarawalsh/templeshanbo/ballindaggan/ballindaggan/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Ballindaggan Townland, Co. Wexford | accessdate = 17 November 2025 }} Ballindaggan lies within the [civil parish](/source/civil_parishes_in_Ireland) of Templeshanbo and the [historical barony](/source/barony_(Ireland)) of [Scarawalsh](/source/Scarawalsh). The [Catholic parish](/source/Catholic_parish) of Ballindaggin is in the [Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ferns).{{cite web |url = https://ferns.ie/church-st-john-the-baptist-mass-times-vigil-7-pm-winter-7-30pm-summer-sunday-8-11-am-daily-9-30-am/ | website = ferns.ie | title = Parishes - Ballindaggin | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} ==History== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of [bullaun stone](/source/bullaun_stone), [ringfort](/source/ringfort) and [holy well](/source/holy_well) sites in the townlands of Ballindaggan and Bola Beg.{{cite book | editor-last = Moore | editor-first = Michael John | publisher = Government Stationery Office | date = 1996 | isbn = 070762326X | title = Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford }} The [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) church in the village is dedicated to Saint Colman and was opened in 1864.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15701420/saint-colmans-catholic-church-ballindaggan-ballindaggan-latterly-ballindaggin-co-wexford | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Saint Colman's Catholic Church, Ballindaggan, Ballindaggan latterly Ballindaggin, Wexford | accessdate = 19 January 2021 }} The local [Church of Ireland](/source/Church_of_Ireland) church, in Bola Beg townland in nearby Templeshanbo, was opened in 1815 and also dedicated to Saint Colman.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15701415/saint-colmans-church-templeshanbo-bola-beg-templeshanbo-wexford | website = buildingsofireland.ie | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | title = Saint Colman's Church (Templeshanbo), Bola Beg, Templeshanbo, Wexford | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} There is a memorial to the [1798 Rebellion](/source/1798_Rebellion) within the village.{{cite web|url = https://irishwarmemorials.ie/wp-content/uploads/pdf/542.pdf | website = irishwarmemorials.ie | title = War Memorial - Ballindaggin 1798 Memorial | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} ==Amenities== Ballindaggin is home to a pub/shop (Jordan's) and a restaurant/bar (the Holy Grail).{{fact|date=October 2025}} The [national (primary) school](/source/national_school_(Ireland)) within the village, known as St. Colmans National School or Ballindaggin National School,{{cite web|url = http://www.ballindagginns.ie/ | website = ballindagginns.ie | title = St. Colmans National School Ballindaggin | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} had an enrollment of 133 pupils as of 2025.{{citation | url = https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/d305d70d/15962T_CEM_42647_20250610.pdf | publisher = Department of Education | website = assets.gov.ie | title = Curriculum Evaluation Report - Ballindaggin National School | date= September 2025 | accessdate = 29 October 2025 | page = 3 }} The local [Gaelic Athletic Association](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association) (GAA) club is [Duffry Rovers GAA](/source/Duffry_Rovers_GAA).{{cite web|url = https://www.foireann.ie/organization/wexford-duffry-rovers | website = foireann.ie | title = Duffry Rovers/Feannaire na Dubh Tíre | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} ==People== * [Seamus Rafter](/source/Seamus_Rafter) (1873–1918), member of the [Irish Republican Brotherhood](/source/Irish_Republican_Brotherhood) who was involved in the [blockade of Enniscorthy during the 1916 Easter Rising](/source/Easter_Rising){{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/honouring-a-true-hero-of-1916-seamus-rafter/37302071.html | work = Enniscorthy Guardian | title = Honouring a true hero of 1916 - Seamus Rafter | date = 15 September 2018 | accessdate = 29 October 2025 }} ==See also== * [List of towns and villages in Ireland](/source/List_of_towns_and_villages_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland) * [List of memorials to the Irish Rebellion of 1798](/source/List_of_monuments_and_memorials_to_the_Irish_Rebellion_of_1798) ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford Category:Townlands of County Wexford --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ballindaggin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballindaggin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballindaggin?action=history)). 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