Balrothery

Balrothery

Balrothery is an ancient barony, which includes a village of the same name, that is located in County Dublin, Ireland. The name Balrothery comes from the Irish "Baile an Ridire" (meaning Town of the Knights) [ [http://www.balbrigganenterprise.ie/tourism/local.htm Balbriggan Enterprise ] ] or "Baile Ruairí".

The village is located about 2km south of Balbriggan on the old N1 Dublin Belfast road.

People

Famous Balrothery People:
*Anne Cassin - RTÉ news and television presenter.
*Mikey Graham - Actor and member of Irish boyband Boyzone

Education

Balrothery has a primary level national school, named after the saint Oliver Plunkett. Most students continue second level education in Balbriggan Community College, Loreto College, Balbriggan for girls, Skerries Community College or Gormanston College.

Sport

* Local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs include O'Dwyers GAA in near-by Balbriggan and Man-O-War GFC to the south of the village.
* [http://www.northcountycricketclub.net North County Cricket Club] founded in 1985 after a merger of Balrothery and Man-O-War cricket clubs.
* Balbriggan Golf Club borders Balrothery village.
* [http://www.balrothery.info/clubs/tennis Balrothery Tennis Club] - Currently running summer pro training evenings for 2008 - Monday from 6pm beginners - Tuesday from 6pm Intermediates.

External links

* http://www.balrothery.info - Interactive (information posted by users) community site for Balrothery and surrounding areas.
* http://www.balrothery.com - Static (webmaster posts information) community information site.
* [http://www.balbrigganenterprise.ie/tourism/local.htm Brief history of Balrothery and surrounding areas]
* [http://www.balrotheryns.com/index.html St. Oliver Plunkett's, Balrothery National School online]

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