Baile_na_hAbhann,_County_Galway

Baile na hAbhann, County Galway

Baile na hAbhann, County Galway

Village and townland in Connacht, Ireland

This article is about the townland in County Galway. For the village in County Westmeath, see Ballinahown.

Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown,[2] is a Gaeltacht village about 31 km (19 mi) west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla. The name means "town of the river". The village is in the townland of Baile na hAbhann Theas (Ballynahown South).[3]

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The Irish-language television channel TG4 has its headquarters here.[4] The village is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway City.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ballynahown, Ireland
  2. [2]
    "Baile na hAbhann/Ballynahown". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Baile na hAbhann Theas/Ballynahown South". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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    "Nuacht RTÉ relocates to Baile na hAbhann". Galway Independent. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
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    "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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