Ballard[1][2] (Irish: Baile Ard, meaning 'high settlement or place of importance')[3] is a townland in west County Clare, Ireland.

There is a legend that St. Senan was brought to Ballard Hill to see the location of Scattery Island, where he went on to establish his main monastery.

During Penal times, secret Catholic masses were held at the western gable end of Ballard House.

The subsequent tidal wave engulfed the whole district between these two headlands, and the Atlantic Ocean now rolls over what was once dry land.

Ballard House was built in the early 19th century as a summer residence for the Singleton family of Quinville Abbey Estate in Quin.