Ballynacally (Irish: Baile na Caillí) is a village and townland[1] situated 16.7 km (10.4 mi) southwest of Ennis, on the R473 coast road to Kilrush in the civil parish of Kilchreest, County Clare, Ireland.

[6] In the 19th century, the village developed a reputation for its fine "faction fighters" (see bataireacht), who possessed a "superior skill with the stick".

[7] Professor Thomas Rice Henn in the mid 20th century described Ballynacally as "a straggling village, with its one street and five public houses, crossing a bridge over a lesser stream" in his memoirs The Five Arches.

[3] Ballynacally is situated 16.7 km (10.4 mi) southwest of Ennis, on the R473 coast road to Kilrush in the parish of Kilchreest, County Clare.

Ballynacally is bordered by the townlands of Carrowkilla to the north, Knocksaggart to the northeast, Rosscliff to the east, Ballynagard to the south, Cloonnakilla to the west, and Ardnagla to the northwest.