Ballymore Eustace
Ballymore Eustace (Irish: An Baile Mór, meaning "the big town") is a small town situated in County Kildare in Ireland, although until 1836 it lay within an exclave (a detached "pocket") of County Dublin. It lies close to the border with County Wicklow. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
Ballymore Eustace
An Baile Mór | |
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Town | |
Ballymore Eustace town square | |
Ballymore Eustace Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°08′01″N 6°36′52″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Population (2022) | 689 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N924094 |
The town's name, which is frequently shortened to "Ballymore" in everyday usage, derives from the Irish An Baile Mór ("the big town") with the addition – to distinguish it from several other Ballymores in Ireland – of the family name (Fitz)Eustace. A fuller version of the town's official name in Irish is Baile Mór na nIústasach ("big town of the Eustaces").
Prior to the Norman invasion the area was known as Críoch Ua Cormaic.
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