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Ballinlough

Baile an Locha

School expansion and a replacement pitch and putt course record community activity in this part of Cork.

Recorded locationBallinlough51.88146° N · 8.45024° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadlochlake; inlet

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Baile an Locha · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballinlough · English · main form

Place & story

From Churchyard Lane to Beechwood Park

Ballinlough’s original primary school taught boys and girls together in Churchyard Lane. St Anthony’s Boys National School opened in Beechwood Park in 1965 with ten classrooms and Jack Corkery as principal. Growing enrolment brought another building phase in 1977–78, when six classrooms and a small hall were added. Bart Whooley had become principal in 1974, between these two stages of expansion. [2]

Building through fundraising

A further programme followed Flor O’Sullivan’s appointment as principal in 1993. Fundraising supported the construction of a sports hall and six additional classrooms in 1997. Later alterations included more classrooms, a computer room and conversion of the original building’s attic. The school’s account records successive adaptations of the Beechwood Park site as its accommodation requirements changed. [2]

Finding a home for pitch and putt

Ballinlough Pitch and Putt Club was founded in 1984 after the sale of the earlier Ashgrove course for housing in 1983. Members and the local community obtained another site and cleared its rocky ground to create the new course. It subsequently hosted national competitions, including the juvenile strokeplay championship and the All Ireland Ladies Strokeplay championship. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Barony
Cork
Civil parish
Saint Finbar's
Within
Blackrock
Coordinates
51.88146, -8.45024 (approximate)
Logainm ID
13734 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballinlough. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. History of St Anthony’s Boys National School · St Anthony’s Boys National School
  3. Ballinlough: course of the month, June 2016 · Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.