Ballynahown

Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown, is a Gaeltacht village about 31 km west of , Ireland, on the R336 regional road between and .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in County Galway, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Baile na hAbhann”, “Baile na hAbhann, County Galway”, “Ballinahown”, and “Ballynahhown”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Connemara Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
or Connemara Regional Airport ) is located at in the region of Ireland, 15 nautical miles west of the city of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Ballynahown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossaveel and Costelloe.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rossaveal or is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the district of in the west of Ireland. It is the main ferry port for the in . is situated 4½ km northwest of Ballynahown.

Village
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Casla is a Gaeltacht village between and in western , . The headquarters of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta is located there. is situated 6 km northwest of Ballynahown.

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is a tiny village which is nevertheless the largest settlement on the / Cheathrú Rua Peninsula of Connemara in . It has a population of 725 people, and has one of the highest percentages of Irish speakers in the country, at 78%.

Ballynahown

Latitude
53.24092° or 53° 14′ 27″ north
Longitude
-9.50254° or 9° 30′ 9″ west
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9C5G6FRW+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6218756551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3312113
Wiki­data ID
Q803785
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Ballynahown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • Catalan: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • Dutch: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • Dutch: “Ballinahown”
  • French: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • German: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • German: “Ballinahown”
  • German: “Ballynahhown”
  • German: “Ballynahown”
  • Irish: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • Swedish: “Baile na hAbhann”
  • Turkish: “Ballynahown”
  • “Baile na hAbhann”

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