Baile na hAbhann, County Galway

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Baile na hAbhann
Ballynahown
Village
Baile na hAbhann is located in Ireland
Baile na hAbhann
Baile na hAbhann
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W / 53.234722°N 9.506944°W / 53.234722; -9.506944Coordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W / 53.234722°N 9.506944°W / 53.234722; -9.506944
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyGalway
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceM043212

Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown,[2] is a Gaeltacht village and townland about 31 km west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla. The name means "river settlement".

The Irish-language television channel TG4 has its headquarters here.[3]

It is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway City.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ballynahown, Ireland
  2. ^ "Baile na hAbhann/Ballynahown". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Nuacht RTÉ relocates to Baile na hAbhann". Galway Independent. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021. Cite uses generic title (help)


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