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Ballela

Village in County Down, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Ballela
irish_name	Baile Aileach
local_name	Ballela
static_image_name	Ballela Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 1061357.jpg
static_image_caption	Ballela Catholic church
map_type	Ireland
coordinates
label_position	none
population	90
population_ref	(2011 census)
irish_grid_reference	J2046
unitary_northern_ireland	Banbridge
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	BANBRIDGE
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT32
dial_code	028
constituency_westminster	South Down
constituency_ni_assembly	South Down
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Down
hide_services	yes

Ballela is a small village and parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 mi east of Banbridge, located on top of one of the many drumlins that are common in the county. There are a number of prehistoric ringforts near the village.

Name

Ballela is within the townland of Ballooly, which was historically spelt as Ballyely. It is believed that these three names all come .

Sport

Gaelic games have been played in the Ballela area for some time, and hurling was first played in the area in 1901. The first County Down Senior Hurling Championship win for Ballela Hurling and Camogie Club (Baile Aileach Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) came in the 1936 final played in Castlewellan against Kilclief. Further titles were won in 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951 and 1952. New playing fields, meeting rooms and changing facilities were developed during 2005 and the pitch was officially opened in 2007.

The club, which won the county junior championship in 2015, is among the most successful Down hurling clubs and has the fifth most senior county hurling titles behind Portaferry and followed by Leitrim Fontenoys.

Education

A National School that existed at Ballela in 1837 was described as "a small cottage" with 100 Catholic and 10 Presbyterian pupils. A new school in the townland of Shanrod was opened in 1859 and extended in 1861. It became the Catholic school for Ballela for several generations. A new school at Ballela was opened in September 1969 and shut in June 2006. It was between the curate's house and the Parochial Hall.

References

link. (2012-03-17)

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