Photographs of Ballyduff

Welcome to this website, which has been created to assist people overseas who are looking for pictures of Ballyduff, and everybody else who takes an interest in the history and buildings of the village.

This plaque welcoming visitors to Ballyduff was erected in the summer of 1999

The site consists, at the moment, of a selection of photographs taken by Mr Noel O'Connor, who has done much to record the history of this village. The pictures span a number of years, from the 1990s to the present day. (Double clicking on a picture will enlarge it - use the back arrow to return to the site). Whether you used to live in Ballyduff, or still do, it is hoped that it brings back happy memories.

There is an e-mail address if any visitors to the site wish to send messages to the people of Ballyduff (or the people of Ballyduff wish to send messages to any visitors to the site). They will be published on a separate page of this site / blog (See list, top right). The e-mail address of the site is:

ballyduffnorthkerry@gmail.com

If you enjoy this website you may also like to keep up-to-date with events in Ballyduff in other ways

http://www.mylocalnews.ie

contains articles on events in places all over Ireland, mostly updated on a weekly basis. Several Ballyduff organisations report on their activities. After logging in, click on the "Kerry" link, then on "Ballyduff / Causeway".

http://www.bobscottnorthkerry.com

A collection of paintings, photographs, and videos of North Kerry, with music.

The images on this site were scanned, assembled and annotated by Bob Scott, using information and original photographs supplied by Noel O'Connor

Thank you for visiting this website. Please tell other people about it.

(1) (31 photographs)

1.1 The late John McCarthy of Bishop's Walk near Rattoo gates in the late 1980s


1.2 Rosary at the Tober Leighs Holy Well, The Cashen, December 2004


1.3The Grotto, Rahela, Ballyduff, 1998


1.4 Ballyduff Community Centre, 2001


1.5 Main Street, Ballyduff


1.6 The Good Friday Pageant, Ballyduff, 2004, by the Ballyduff Drama Group


1.7 S.S. Peter and Paul's Church, Ballyduff, January, 2001


1.8 The Pieta in Rahela Cemetery


1.9 Cutting Corn in Rattoo, Ballyduff, mid August, 2004


1.10 Ballyduff in the 1990s


1.11 "The Field by J.B. Keane, as performed by the Ballyduff Drama Group in 2003


1.12 Main Street, Ballyduff, June 1996


1.13 Good Friday Pageant, Ballyduff, 2004, by the Ballyduff Drama Group

1.14 Ballyduff plays Crossabeg on the Sportsfield (Ballyduff G.A.A.) in July 1991


1.15 The Old Creamery Building, Ballyduff, mid 1990s


1.16 Saint Patrick and the Mayor of Ballyduff lead the St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2009


1.17 Members of the Ballyduff Active Retirement Group carrying the banner at the Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ballyduff inn 2009


1.18 Kilmore Strand, Ballyduff, about 1994


1.19 The Main Street, The Village, Ballyduff


1.20 The Old School at The Cashen, Ballyduff


1.21 Rattoo Ballyduff, Summer 1994


1.22 S.S. Peter and Paul's Church, Ballyduff


1.23 The Christmas Crib, in S.S. Peter and Paul's Church, Ballyduff

1.24 Captains of Ballyduff Senior Hurling Teams 1955 - 1991


1.25 Statue of the Sacred Heart, S.S. Peter and Paul's Church, Ballyduff


1.26 Maize growing in a field in Ballyduff


1.27 Rahela Cemetery, Ballyduff (new section)


1.28 Our Lady's Statue, S.S. Peter and Paul's Church, Ballyduff


1.29 Annual Rahela Cemetery Mass, Summer of 1999


1.30 The Killeen near Kilmore Strand

1.31 An archway of trees, Bushmount, Ballyduff, September 2009

(2) (18 photographs)

2.1 Ballyduff G.A.A. Crest on the front wall of the Dressing Room, Ballyduff Sports Field

2.2 Dairy Cows, Ballyduff




2.3 Benmore Housing Estate, Ballyduff


2.4 S.s. Peter and Paul R.C. Church, Ballyduff


2.5 Tralee Road, Ballyduff


2.6 Calvary Scene, Cashen Holy Well


2.7 Bud's Family Resource Centre, Tralee Road, Ballyduff


2.8 Buds Family Resource Centre


2.9 Plaque in The Square, Ballyduff


2.10 Monument to John Houlihan, Tralee Road, Ballyduff


2.11 S.S. Peter and Paul's R.C. Church, Ballyduff (Christmas time)


2.12 Ballyduff Rescue Boat, Cashen River


2.13 Participants in the Cashen River Raft Run, about 1996


2.14 St. Bridget's Statue, Cashen Holy Well (There is a local tradition that she visited the area)


2.15 Saying the Rosary, just before the annual Rahela Cemetery Mass.


2.16 It has often been said that "The river divides the Hurling and Football areas".- In December 1994 Maurice O'Connor, Capt., of the Ballyduff Football Team brings the North Kerry Football Cup over the Ferry Bridge


2.17 "Hurling and Football" - December 1994 - Noel Browne, Capt. of the Ballyduff Senior Hurling Team with the County Senior Hurling Cup, and Maurice O'Connor, Capt. of the Ballyduff Senior Football Team with the North Kerry Senior Football Cup, at the Ballyduff side of the Ferry Bridge


2.18 Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 1991 - Ballyduff Senior Hurlers win Co. Kerry Senior Hurling Final - Jimmy O'Sullivan, Capt., holds the cup.