Ballinakill, County Galway
Ballinakill is a natural harbour near the town of Letterfrack in County Galway in Ireland. The harbour includes a number of islands such as Roeillaun. Fish in this harbour include salmon, pollock and mackerel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Harbor
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Ballynakill Harbour”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tully Mountain and St. Joseph’s Church, Letterfrack.
Tully Mountain
Peak
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Letter Hill is a large hill near the coast to the north-west of Letterfrack in County Galway, Ireland. It is 356 m high and been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.
St. Joseph’s Church, Letterfrack
Church
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St. Joseph’s Church, Letterfrack is situated 4 km southeast of Ballinakill, County Galway.
Old Monastery Hostel
Hostel
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Old Monastery Hostel is situated 4 km southeast of Ballinakill, County Galway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tully Cross and Letterfrack.
Tully Cross
Village
Photo: Lindy Buckley, CC BY 2.0.
Tully Cross is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route. Tully Cross is situated 3½ km northeast of Ballinakill, County Galway.
Letterfrack
Photo: Chalky Lives, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterfrack is a village on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, with a population of about 200. In Irish Leitir means a rock-strewn hillside and fraic means speckled, referring to the bright quartzite rocks.
Cleggan
Village
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Cleggan is a fishing village in County Galway, Ireland. The village lies 10 km northwest of Clifden and is situated at the head of Cleggan Bay. A focal point of the village is the pier, built by Alexander Nimmo in 1822 and extended in 1908. Cleggan is situated 7 km west of Ballinakill, County Galway.
Ballinakill, County Galway
- Categories: natural harbor and transportation
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Ballinakill, County Galway” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballinakill (Galway konderria)”
- Basque: “Ballinakill”
- Irish: “Baile na Cille”
- Irish: “Cuan Bhaile na Cille”
- Italian: “Ballynakill harbour”
- Italian: “Ballynakill Harbour”
- Russian: “Баллинакилл-Харбор”
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