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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; -8.3372
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
BaronyTirerrill
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 the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. The 1st Marquess of Osorno, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area.[citation needed] Osorno was the father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation. The Most Rev. Dr John Healy, Lord Archbishop of Tuam from 1903 to 1918, was also born and raised in Ballinafad.[2]

Ballinafad is in the south of the Barony of Tirerrill.[3] There is also a village called 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.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Béal an Átha Fada / Ballinafad". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ Bun Os Cionn - Cultural Scratchings From The West of Ireland: John Healy (1841-1918). https://bunosc.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/John-Healy-1841-1918/
  3. ^ Barony of Tirerrill, County Sligo. https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/tirerrill/
  4. ^ "The Great House Revival". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 5 May 2018.


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