Balally (),

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and residential area between Dundrum village and the Sandyford Industrial Estate in Sandyford. Balally Parish itself reaches from Ardglas to the M50 motorway. The area is served by two primary schools (St. Olaf's National School and Queen of Angels) and two secondary schools (St. Tiernan's and Wesley College). Balally is part of the

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of Greater Dublin, in the council area of

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. The area contains a Luas tram station, located near the southern entrance to the new

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Name and location

Balally townland is in the

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of Taney in the barony of Rathdown. The townland's Irish name, ''Baile Amhlaoibh'', derives from a reputed association with Olaf (''Amhlaoibh'' or "Olave"), the first king of Viking Dublin, who reputedly built a fort in the area. ''Baile Amhlaoibh'', meaning "the town of Olaf", was anglicised as ''Balally''. The first recorded building in the area is from a record of 1280 when John de Walhope was granted 7 oak trees from the royal forest at

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to build a house. A later castle, built by William Walsh after 1407, was constructed on or near the site of this house. Balally is located at the foot of the

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and was originally farmland. It now includes several residential streets, including Balally Drive, Balally Hill, Balally Grove, Balally Close, Balally Park, Balally Avenue, Balally Road, and Sandyford Road. It is connected to Sandyford Road at Balally Hill.

Amenities

The local primary school, St. Olaf's National School, had an enrollment of more than 480 pupils as of 2018. The Church of the Ascension of the Lord, the local

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church, was built in October 1982. Balally Residents Association has been in existence since 1964. IMG BallalyLuasHalt0211

Transport

Balally is served by bus route numbers 44, 44B and 116. The 44 travels on to Enniskerry in the south and Larkhill to the north and runs seven days a week. The 44B service operates on weekdays between Dundrum and Glencullen. The 116 also serves the area, as do Go-Ahead Ireland route numbers 75 (Tallaght/Dún Laoghaire) and 75A (Tallaght/Dún Laoghaire via Sandyford Business Park).

Balally Luas stop Balally ( ga, Baile Amhlaoibh) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown, south of Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Green Line and serves Dundrum Town Centre as well as the suburbs of Balally ...

is a stop on the Luas light rail system. It connects the suburb to Brides Glen stop in the south and the city centre and Broombridge station in the North. Some proposals for the Dublin Metro, also known as Metrolink, proposed a stop alongside Ballaly's Luas station on its way from Swords to Sandyford. However, as of February 2019, it was questioned whether this section of the line would be completed as originally proposed.{{Cite web , date=2019-02-21, title=Southside section of MetroLink set to be abandoned, url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30906075.html, access-date=2021-12-24, website=Irish Examiner, language=en, archive-date=2021-08-28, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828115226/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30906075.html, url-status=live

Sport

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is the local

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club and Balally Celtic is the local

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club.

References

External links

Detailed Balally Parish Census 2011 Information

Balally Residents Association
Dundrum, Dublin Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown