Baile na hAbhann, County Galway
Baile na hAbhann
Ballynahown | |
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Village | |
Baile na hAbhann Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W / 53.234722°N 9.506944°WCoordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W / 53.234722°N 9.506944°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | Galway |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Irish Grid Reference | M043212 |
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[]
- ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ballynahown, Ireland
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nuacht RTÉ relocates to Baile na hAbhann". Galway Independent. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 25 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021. Cite uses generic title (help)
Categories:
- Townlands of County Galway
- Gaeltacht places in County Galway
- Gaeltacht towns and villages
- County Galway geography stubs