A fork of Rural Dictionary
Bally comes from the Irish word Báile meaning homeplace or town.
There are many towns in Ireland containing the prefix Bally.
Examples are Ballymena (Co.Antrim) An Báile Meánach, The Middle Town; Ballymoney (Co. Antrim) Báile an Mhonaidh, The Town of the Moor; Ballymote (Co. Sligo) Báile an Mhóta, The Town of the Mound; Ballynahinch (Co. Down) Báile na HÃnse, The Town of the Holm; Ballymore (Co. Donegal), The Big Town