Ballyhea or Ballyhay (Irish: Bealach Átha, meaning 'way of the ford')[1] is a townland and civil parish in north County Cork, Ireland.

Located near to the County Limerick border, the village of Ballyhea lies on the main N20 Cork–Limerick road, 3.5 km south of Charleville.

These relate to the five parishes of Aglishdrinagh, Ardskeagh, Ballyhea (Ballyhay), Cooline, and Imprick which make up the broad area.

[citation needed] Becoming known as Castle Harrison, the house fell into disuse after the estate was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1956.

There is an older Catholic church in the graveyard in Ballyhea (Ballyhay), built circa 1200 by the Norman family, the De Cogans.

[citation needed] The greater Ballyhea area has a number of businesses, including a Lidl warehouse on the N20 at Pike Cross, and Dawn Meats at Ardnageehy.

[citation needed] Ballyhea Community Council, which evolved in the 1970s from a Munitir Na Tíre group, organises a number of activities locally, including an annual Christmas meal for the elderly of the parish.

[citation needed] Ballyhea residents were noted for their weekly marches, beginning in February 2011, in protest against taxpayer-funded bailouts of Irish banks.