Ballyvaghan

Ballyvaghan is a locality in , and has about 258 residents. Ballyvaghan is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St John the Baptist’s Church and Newtown Castle.

Church

Castle
is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of within the area of , . Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base.

Cave
is a cave system in the karst landscape of in , . The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff". is situated 3½ km south of Ballyvaghan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Aughinish.

is a village in , overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the region. Discover is the village website.

Locality
, also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Parish of the Barony of Burren in north , Ireland. It is on the south shore of , 11 km northwest of Kinvarra. is situated 7 km northeast of Ballyvaghan.

The is a large area of northern , in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.

Ballyvaghan

Latitude
53.11806° or 53° 7′ 5″ north
Longitude
-9.15028° or 9° 9′ 1″ west
Population
258
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE BYV
Open location code
9C5G4R9X+6V
Geo­Names ID
2966396
Wiki­data ID
Q26716365
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Ballyvaghan” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Балйвагхан
  • Cebuano: Ballyvaghan
  • Dutch: Ballyvaghan
  • Irish: Baile Uí Bheacháin
  • Swedish: Ballyvaghan

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Localities in the Area

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