Ballinasloe (Ireland)
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Name (Latin)
Ballinasloe (Ireland)
Other forms of name
nnaa Ballinasloe, Ire
Béal Átha na Sluagh (Ireland)
Coordinates
-8.2194 -8.2194 53.3275 53.3275 (gooearth )
W0081310 W0081310 N0531939 N0531939 (geonames )
Associated country
Ireland
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 53°19ʹ39ʺN 008°13ʹ10ʺW)
- Condor Publishers. Ballinasloe town plan, 1991.
- LC database 3-2-92(hdg.: Ballinasloe, Ire.)
- O.S. road atlas Ire., 1985:(Ballinasloe)
- Col. Lipp. gaz., 1962(Ballinasloe, Gaelic Béal Átha na Sluagh, urban dist., Co. Galway)
Wikipedia description:
Ballinasloe ( bal-na-SLOH; Irish: Béal Átha na Sluaighe, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the crowds') is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway, Ireland, situated on the River Suck, which forms the boundary with County Roscommon. Located at an ancient crossing point on the river, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-century castle, which defended the fording point, the modern town of Ballinasloe was "founded" in the early 13th century. As of the 2022 census, it was one of the largest towns in County Galway, with a population of 6,597 people.
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