Ballykissangel was a BBC television drama set in Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the UK from 1996 to 2001. It aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTE One and in Australia on SBS One between 1996 to 2001. Reruns currently air on ITV3 in the United Kingdom. They had previously aired in the States on some PBS affiliates.
The name of the fictional village in which the show was set is derived from Ballykissanne, a townland near Killorglinin County Kerry, where the show's creator, Kieran Prendiville, holidayed with his family as a child. The village's name in Irish is shown as "Baile Coisc Aingeal", which means "The town of the fallen angel" on the sign outside the post office. Ballykissangel is often affectionately called BallyK by its fans.
The show was filmed in Avoca ; Enniskerry in County Wicklow.
