Ballinafad

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Ballinafad
Béal an Átha Fada
Village
The Mayfly, Ballinafad
The Mayfly, Ballinafad
Ballinafad is located in Ireland
Ballinafad
Ballinafad
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°W / 54.0275; -8.3372Coordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°W / 54.0275; -8.3372
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG779087

Ballinafad (Irish: Béal an Átha Fada, meaning 'mouth of the long ford')[1] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ambrose O'Higgins, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area.[citation needed] Ambrose was father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation.

There is also a village Ballinafad in County Galway, and a large house called Ballinafad House in County Mayo which featured on The Great House Revival on RTÉ in 2018.[2]

See also[]

  • List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "Béal an Átha Fada / Ballinafad". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The Great House Revival". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 5 May 2018.


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