Ballynakill Lough
Ballynakill Lough is a lake in County Galway, Connacht. Ballynakill Lough is situated nearby to the hamlet Knock, as well as near the locality Trawbaun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lettermullan and Séipéal Réalt na Mara.
Lettermullan
Island
Photo: Angodowd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lettermullen, is a small island and village on the coast of southern Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about 58 km west of Galway city, at the far western end of Galway Bay, Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, Gorumna and… Lettermullan is situated 3 km west of Ballynakill Lough.
Furnace
Island
Furnace Island, or simply Furnace, is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of County Galway, in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan. Furnace is situated 3½ km west of Ballynakill Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lettermore and Carraroe.
Lettermore
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lettermore is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. Lettermore is situated 6 km northeast of Ballynakill Lough.
Carraroe
Photo: Carraroe1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carraroe is a tiny village which is nevertheless the largest settlement on the Carraroe / Cheathrú Rua Peninsula of Connemara in County Galway. It has a population of 725 people, and has one of the highest percentages of Irish speakers in the country, at 78%.
Bealadangan
Hamlet
Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin is a small Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. Bealadangan is situated 9 km northeast of Ballynakill Lough.
Ballynakill Lough
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.24528° or 53° 14′ 43″ northLongitude
-9.69611° or 9° 41′ 46″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9C5G68W3+4HGeoNames ID
3312004
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