Ballygunner (), is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

County Waterford County Waterford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. ...

, Ireland. It lies on the southern outskirts of

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

city. The placename is derived, in part, from the

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masculine personal name ''Gunnarr''. Ballygunner contains several

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 ...

s: Ballygunner Mhór,

Knockboy Knockboy (''An Cnoc Buí'' in Irish, meaning ''Yellow Mountain'') is a 706-metre-high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland. Geography Knockboy is the highest peak in the Shehy mountain range and the highest ...

, Ballinakill, Grantstown, Williamstown and Ballinamuncha. Main facilities in the parish are the local hurling club

Ballygunner GAA Ballygunner GAA (nicknamed "The Gunners") is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in the parish of St Mary's Ballygunner in Waterford City, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club concerns itself primarily with hurling. It passes b ...

, the adjacent St. Mary's National School and the 19th/29th Waterford St Mary's Ballygunner Scout Group.

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{{reflist Civil parishes of County Waterford

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