Ballyartella (''Baile Uí Artaíle'' in Irish) is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the historical

Barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Ormond Lower Ormond Lower ( Irish: ''Urumhain Íochtarach'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Nenagh. The barony lies between Ormond Upper to the south-east ...

County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. It is 5 km north-west of

Nenagh Nenagh ( ; , or simply 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. Nenagh was the county town of the former county of Nort ...

, between the

Nenagh River The Nenagh River ( Irish: ''An Ghaothach'') rises in the Silvermine Mountains in County Tipperary, Ireland. It flows east of Nenagh and into Lough Derg just north of Dromineer. Recreation The river, and its tributary the Ollatrim river, is ...

and the R495 road.

Notable structures

*Ballyartella Bridge, a limestone bridge across the Nenagh River built about 1720. The bridge has pedestrian refuges to allow traffic to pass freely, it is listed on the

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) maintains a central database of the architectural heritage of the Republic of Ireland covering the period since 1700 in complement to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, which focuses on arc ...

as being of architectural and technical interest. *Ballyartella Mill, a water-powered mill built on the banks of the Nenagh River which is still in use as a woollen mill with gift shop open to the public. *Ballyartella Tower House a ruin located beside the Ballyartella bridge, which has been a ruin since the 17th century when the Countess of Ormond was listed as the proprietor.

Recreation

Ballyartella is on one of the North Tipperary Cycle Routes. The 65-km route starts at Banba Square,

and is listed as a half day cycle. Sli Eala ("The Way of the Swan" in Irish), a public walkway between Nenagh and Dromineer passes through Ballyartella. For much of its length it follows the Nenagh River where

mute swan The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home to ...

s can be seen.

References

Townlands of County Tipperary {{Tipperary-geo-stub