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Ballybunion or Ballybunnion[2] (Irish: Baile an Bhuinneánaigh) is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Wild Atlantic Way, 15 km (9 mi) from the town of Listowel.

Ballybunion
Baile an Bhuinneánaigh
Town
Ballybunion Castle and coastline
Ballybunion
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.510°N 9.672°W / 52.510; -9.672
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
1,854
Irish Grid ReferenceQ862415
Websitewww.ballybunionbythesea.ie

Tourism


Ballybunion has two main beaches, divided by the Castle Green. The Ladies Beach is to the right and the Men's Beach to the left – names arising from the fact that both sexes swam on separate beaches on the orders of the local parish priest, who patrolled daily ensuring the rule wasn't broken. Further to the left of the Men's Beach lies the Long Strand, a 3.2 km stretch of sand, overlooked by the sand dunes of Ballybunion Golf Club.

In the summer, Ballybunion attracts tourists, and the beaches near Ballybunion are a common surfing site, with a dedicated surf school on the Men's Beach. Other traditions include seaweed baths, featuring sea water with serrated wrack. The town itself has a number of restaurants, pubs and cafes, and schools. There is also a statue commemorating the golfing visit of Bill Clinton. This was the first statue of Bill Clinton on public display in the world.[citation needed]


Sport


Ballybunion Golf Club
Ballybunion Golf Club

Golf


Ballybunion Golf Club was founded in 1893 and is home to arguably one of the best links courses in the world.[citation needed][according to whom?] There are 2 courses, the Old Course and the Cashen Course, both situated beside the beach. The club hosted the Murphy's Irish Open in 2000 and Palmer Cup in 2004.[citation needed]


Gaelic football


Stack Park is situated off Sandhill Road, and has an unofficial walk-in entrance off Central Park (mobile home part off Kit Ahern Road). This floodlight pitch provides training & matches for many divisions of players (incl under 8s, 10s, junior, and senior) as well as ladies football.[citation needed]

The Ballybunion team are called the Beale team, named for a small townland a couple of miles up the coast from Ballybunion. The Beale colours are green with a red stripe.[citation needed]


Health and leisure


Main street Ballybunion
Main street Ballybunion

Ballybunion Health & Leisure Centre opened in 2007 and is situated on Kit Ahern Road.[3]


See also



References


  1. "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Health & Leisure Centre Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine

На других языках


[de] Ballybunion

Ballybunion oder Ballybunnion (irisch: Baile an Bhuinneánaigh) ist ein Ferienort an der Küste des Countys Kerry im Südwesten der Republik Irland. Der Ort mit 1413 Einwohnern (Stand 2016[1]) liegt 15 Kilometer von der Stadt Listowel entfernt. Zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten der Umgebung gehören eine Burg, von der nur mehr eine Mauer erhalten ist, und die Wanderwege entlang der mitunter sehr steilen Klippen, von den Gezeiten ausgebildete Höhlen, ein vorzeitlicher Abfallhaufen, eine Delfinpopulation und hoch gelobte Surf-Wellen.
- [en] Ballybunion

[ru] Баллибанион

Баллибанион[2] (англ. Ballybunion; ирл. Baile an Bhuinneánaigh) — (переписной) посёлок в Ирландии, находится в графстве Керри (провинция Манстер).



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