Ballingarry (Irish: Baile an Gharraí, meaning 'town of the garden')[2] is a village and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Sub-Inspector Trant and 46 other local policemen took refuge from the rebels in a large two-story farmhouse, taking the five young children in the house as hostages.

The initial report to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland stated that a constable fired the first shot at O'Brien, who was attempting to negotiate.

As he tried to flee the district, William Smith O'Brien was arrested at Thurles railway station on 5 August.

At the insistence of Queen Victoria herself,[citation needed] who thought the sentencing too harsh for the crime committed, they were transported to Australia.