Ballingeary (Irish: Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, pronounced [ˌbʲeːl̪ˠ aːh ənˠ ˈɣeːɾˠhiː]) is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.

According to the 2016 census, over 42% of the population speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.

[3][4] In 2022, Ballingeary had the highest proportion of Irish speakers among the population aged three years and over in Ireland, at 89%.

[citation needed] Ballingeary is 19 km west of Macroom, on the R584 road.

The River Lee rises a few kilometres west of the village, at Gougane Barra Park.