Ballyboughal or Ballyboghil ()
is a village and district in central
Fingal
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in
County Dublin
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, near the
Naul. The name means "the town of the staff", and a major relic, the
Bachal Isu
The Bachal Isu (from Latin ''baculus Iesu'', "Staff of Jesus") was a Christianity, Christian relic. According to legend, Saint Patrick brought his celebrated golden Crozier, which was consistently identified with the Staff Of Jesus, along with his ...
, was protected in this area until
Strongbow moved it to
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Irish: ''Ardeaglais Theampall Chríost''), is the cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the e ...
.
It is 4.4 km from
Oldtown.
There was a monastery in Ballyboughal sometime before the arrival of the Anglo-Normans.
In addition to the Church of the Assumption, erected in 1836, and which is a
chapel of ease
A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently, generally due to trav ...
for the parish of Naul
the medieval church still stands in ruins in the Old Ballyboughal Burial Ground north of the centre of the settlement. It is the place where the Bachal Isu was kept.
All the walls stand without the roof, and the building, which has some grave markers on the inside, is divided into a nave and chancel with doors on the north and south sides. The west gable has a triple bell cote, and the east gable has an arched window (without glass) dating from the fourteenth century.
The
Ballyboghil or Ballyboughal River flows eastward through the centre of the settlement. It has its source at Tobergregan, south of
Garristown
Garristown () is a village in County Dublin, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Balrothery West. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of 619.
Location
Garristown is 18 km north of Swords, and ar ...
, and its mouth at the
Rogerstown Estuary
Rogerstown Estuary () is a sea inlet and estuary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is situated just north of the Donabate-Portrane peninsula, and also south of Rush, Dublin, Rush, on Ireland's east coast about north of Dublin. It is a desig ...
.
There is a private family-run airfield, Ballyboughal Airfield,
[Also known (Google Maps) as Balheary Flying Field. Lying within the Dublin Control Zone, this grass-strip facility holds a small number of historical aircraft, and has occasional educational activities, as well as hosting meetings of Balheary model aircraft flying club.] ICAO code EIBB, near the village.
There is a
Gaelic Football
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Club, Ballyboughal GFC, which was founded in 1935 as Ballyboughal Rangers, but the name was changed to the current one when they merged with Fingal Ravens in 1940–41.
Hollywood Lakes Golf Club is situated close the village.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
{{Dublin residential areas
Towns and villages in Fingal