Ballyhear
Ballyhear is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Ballyhear is situated nearby to the locality Ballyhese, as well as near Ballyhall.Places of Interest
Highlights include Feartagar Castle.
Feartagar Castle
Ruins
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Feartagar Castle, also called Jennings Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Feartagar Castle is situated 3½ km north of Ballyhear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilconly and Belclare.
Kilconly
Hamlet
Kilconly is a small rural village near Tuam which is north of Galway City in County Galway, Ireland. It is situated about 12km north west of Tuam town on the Ballinrobe road. Kilconly is situated 4 km north of Ballyhear.
Belclare
Hamlet
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Belclare is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is on the R333 road approximately 7 km from Tuam. It has a little parish church, a small primary school, a shop, pub and post office, a community centre, a GAA pitch and a playground. Belclare is situated 6 km south of Ballyhear.
Tuam
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Tuam is a town in County Galway, whose religious heritage is the main reason to visit. Tuam means tumulus or burial mound and there was a Bronze Age settlement here, but it was from the 6th century that the town grew as an ecclesiastical centre under St Jarlath.
Ballyhear
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.54093° or 53° 32′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.95833° or 8° 57′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C5HG2RR+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 12135698678OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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