Ballymacoda

{{short description|Village in County Cork, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Ballymacoda

|native_name = {{lang|ga|Baile Mhac Óda}}

|native_name_lang = ga

|settlement_type = Village

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|pushpin_map = Ireland

|pushpin_label_position = right

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Ireland

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Munster

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = County Cork

|unit_pref = Metric

|population_as_of = 2016

|population_footnotes = {{cite web|url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=6EBE14AB-5921-43D7-8A5B-E50860B5DCB0#SAPMAP_T1_100 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballymacoda | date = April 2016 | access-date = 13 August 2020 }}

|population = 185

|timezone1 = WET

|utc_offset1 = +0

|timezone1_DST = IST (WEST)

|utc_offset1_DST = -1

|coordinates = {{coord|51.8922|-7.946|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}

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Ballymacoda ({{irish place name|Baile Mhac Óda}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1412744.aspx | website = logainm.ie | title = Ballymacoda / Baile Mhac Óda | access-date = 13 August 2020 }} is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 185 people.

Located in East Cork, the village is home to one pub, a post office, and Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic church.{{cite web | url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20907806/saint-peter-in-chains-roman-catholic-church-ballydaniel-county-cork | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic Church, Ballydaniel, County Cork | access-date = 13 August 2020 }} This church was built between 1855 and 1865 and replaced an earlier church on the same site, and is in the Diocese of Cloyne and the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge.{{cite web|url = http://cloynediocese.ie/parish-ballymacoda-and-ladysbridge/ |publisher = Diocese of Cloyne | website = cloynediocese.ie | title = Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge | access-date = 13 August 2020 }} The local GAA club, Fr. O'Neill's GAA, represents the same parish area.{{cite web |url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/fr-oneills-and-russell-rovers-the-embodiment-of-east-cork-dreams-976144.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Fr O'Neill's and Russell Rovers the embodiment of East Cork dreams | date = 17 January 2020 | access-date = 22 April 2020 | quote = Fr O’Neill's are Cork's 2019 Premier Intermediate Champions. They represent the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge }} The club fields hurling and Gaelic football teams in competitions organised by the Cork county board and Imokilly division.

The Ballymacoda Bay SPA (Special Protection Area) and Ballymacoda SAC (Special Area of Conservation) are protected wetlands, designated to be of importance under the Ramsar Convention and EU legislation, located just north and east of the village.{{cite web|url = https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000077 | publisher = National Parks & Wildlife Service | website = npws.ie | title = Ballymacoda (Clonpriest and Pillmore) SAC | access-date = 13 August 2020 }}{{cite web|url = https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004023 | publisher = National Parks & Wildlife Service | website = npws.ie | title = Ballymacoda Bay SPA | access-date = 13 August 2020 }}{{cite web|url = https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/831 | publisher = Ramsar Sites Information Service | website = rsis.ramsar.org | title = Ballymacoda | date = 7 June 1996 | access-date = 13 August 2020}}