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Ballakilpheric

Field	Value
crown_dependency	Isle of Man
official_name	Ballakilpheric
coordinates
post_town	ISLE OF MAN
postcode_area	IM
map_type	Isle of Man
static_image_name	Ballakilpheric - geograph.org.uk - 56010.jpg
static_image_caption	Ballakilpheric. Looking down the road leading to Colby

Ballakilpheric (; meaning "settlement of St Patrick's church") is a small village in the parish of Rushen (recently amalgamated with Arbory for administrative purposes) in the southwest of the Isle of Man, 1 km northwest of the larger village of Colby, and 8 km by road northeast of Port Erin. It is the main settlement on the B44 road. The small Colby River flows to the east of the village, and forms the boundary with Arbory parish. Ballakilpheric Methodist Chapel lies at the top of the hill.

History

There were several Neolithic stones in the vicinity.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TGM45wJyQ8C&q=Ballakilpheric,|title=Annual Report of the Liverpool Marine Biology Committee, Volume 18|publisher=Liverpool Marine Biology Committee

Landmarks

Ballakilpheric Methodist Chapel is situated at the top of a hill. There is a large white house called Burn Brae, past Ballakilpheric Farm, and another large house called Belle Abbey House.

Culture

A traditional harvest festival is held at Ballakilpheric Methodist Chapel in September. The Manx Gaelic language singing group Caarjyn Cooidjagh released a CD entitled Ballakilpheric. The album features traditional songs from the Isle of Man.

References

Broderick, George. (1984). "A Handbook of Late Spoken Manx". Niemeyer.
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"Ballakilpheric - Standing Stone (Menhir)". megalithic.co.uk.
"Ballakelly Cottage, Ballakilpheric". imuseum.im.
(28 December 2014). "Early Medieval Monetary History: Studies in Memory of Mark Blackburn". Ashgate Publishing, Ltd..
Marsh, Terry. (28 May 2015). "Walking on the Isle of Man: 40 walks exploring the entire island". Cicerone Press Limited.
"Belle Abbey House". cowleygroves.com.
"Chapel harvest festival". IOM Today.
"Ballakilpheric - Caarjyn Cooidjagh". manxmusic.com.

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