A tiny harbour village guarding the mouth of Waterford Harbour: a 15th-century Knights Hospitaller castle with a murder hole, the ferry crossing to Passage East, a memorial to those lost at sea, the village school on the hill, and a clifftop graveyard marking the site of Ballyhack's long-vanished parish church. Looking for things to do in Ballyhack? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack-Passage East Ferry
Memorial to Those Lost at Sea
St Catherine's National School
Ballyhack Church Graveyard
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