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Ballyforan (Irish: Béal Átha Feorainne, meaning 'approach to the ford at the grassy riverside')[2] is a village in south County Roscommon, Ireland on the R363 road between Ballygar and Dysart. It lies beside the River Suck which separates County Roscommon and County Galway.

Ballyforan
Béal Átha Feorainne
Village
Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820)
Ballyforan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′13″N 8°16′09″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population
 (2016)[1]
200

Amenities


Amenities in the area include a post office, pub, grocery shop, school, health centre, GAA and snooker clubs, community centre, school and pre-school, and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Josephs (built in 1857).[3] As of early 2020, the local national (primary) school, Ballyforan Mixed National School, had approximately 60 pupils enrolled.[4]


People


Politician and sportsperson Jack McQuillan was born in Ballyforan. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship twice, and represented Roscommon in Dáil Éireann from 1948 to 1965.[5]


See also



References


  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballyforan". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Ballyforan / Béal Átha Feorainne". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Ballyforan, County Roscommon". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Ballyforan Mixed N S". education.ie. Department of Education. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Éireann. 154. 12 March 1998.

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Баллифоран[1] (англ. Ballyforan; ирл. Béal Átha Feorainne)[2] — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Роскоммон (провинция Коннахт) у трассы R363, между Баллигаром и Дайсартом, вблизи от реки Сак.


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