placenamesBallinagree
Baile na Graí
Ballinagree’s school and vintage society preserve community history through anniversary displays, old vehicles and recurring village celebrations.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile na Graí · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballinagree · English · main form
Place & story
Remembering the school’s first 125 years
Ballinagree National School marked its 125th anniversary in June 2023, inviting former pupils and the wider community to Mass and a gathering at the school. A timeline displayed on the building presented its history. Pupils also designed a new crest, which former pupil Pat O'Sullivan converted into digital form. The design placed the old school building among symbols of learning, friendship, sport and the local countryside. [2]
The beginnings of the vintage society
Ballinagree Vintage Vehicle Society began with a meeting in the Ploughman Bar in October 2002. Its first committee included chairman John Casey, secretary Patrick Twomey and treasurer Michael Creedon. According to secretary Joanne O'Riordan's twentieth-anniversary account, the first field day took place on 17 August 2003 in Patrick Lehane's field, later occupied by Carrig Rua Estate. The event subsequently moved to another field as the society established its annual programme. [3]
A ceremonial mayor and charitable runs
The vintage society's celebrations extended beyond machinery displays. Paddy O'Sullivan became its first ceremonial Lord Mayor of Ballinagree in 2004, beginning a sequence of annual appointments. Saint Patrick's Day parades and car and tractor runs became further parts of its calendar. O'Riordan's account describes these runs as supporting charities, connecting enthusiasm for older vehicles with fundraising and village gatherings rather than limiting the society to the preservation of objects. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Muskerry West
- Civil parish
- Macroom
- Coordinates
- 51.97751, -8.93152 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1166982 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballinagree. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- School history, anniversary and crest · Ballinagree National School
- Ballinagree Vintage Vehicle Society twentieth anniversary,Lee Valley Outlook759,21September2023,p.40 · Joanne O’Riordan, secretary of Ballinagree Vintage Vehicle Society
- Carrigagulla stone circle, near Ballinagree, County Cork illustration: based on a Carrigagulla 03 by Ceoil. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.