placenamesBallindaggan
Baile an Daingin
Ballindaggan’s church preserves distinctive stonework and stained glass, while a local witness recorded the beginnings of its Volunteer company.
The name
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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 Daingin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballindaggan · English · main form
- Ballindaggin · English · main form · local name
Place & story
St Colman’s stonework
St Colman’s Catholic Church opened in 1864 under Father John Dunne. Its rectangular form is enlivened by silver-grey granite interspersed with darker schist, creating an unusual patterned surface. A projecting entrance bay rises to a granite bellcote, while pointed door and window openings give the building a Gothic character. The church stands beside its parochial house, forming a compact group of ecclesiastical buildings in the village. [2]
Glass and timber inside the church
The interior retains an elaborate exposed timber roof and a sequence of stained-glass additions. The west window dates from 1899, the Jordan memorial east window from 1913, and the Nolan memorial window was supplied by Earley Studios in 1931 to William Earley’s design. The sanctuary was reordered in 1969. These features show how the congregation continued to alter and embellish the building after its initial construction. [2]
The local Volunteers in 1914
Patrick Doyle’s Bureau of Military History statement recalls establishing an Irish Volunteer company in the Ballindaggan area around May 1914. About fifteen men took part, drilled by Tom Conners, a former British soldier. Doyle remembered a village parade later that year and clashes with National Volunteers. His unofficial company subsequently dissolved, and he and other local men joined the Enniscorthy battalion as auxiliaries because distance prevented regular attendance. This is a participant’s later account of the district’s early organisation. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Wexford
- Barony
- Scarawalsh
- Civil parish
- Templeshanbo
- Within
- Ballindaggan
- Coordinates
- 52.56808, -6.68259
- Logainm ID
- 1413866 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballindaggan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Colman’s Catholic Church, Ballindaggan, 15701420 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Witness statement WS1298, Patrick Doyle, opening page · Patrick Doyle, Bureau of Military History, Military Archives
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-12. How this page was prepared.