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Ballinamore (Irish: Béal an Átha Móir) is a small town in County Leitrim, Ireland, 21 km (13 mi) from the border with Northern Ireland. It is located on the R202 regional road where it is joined by the R199 and R204. Béal an Átha Móir means ‘mouth of the big ford’. This is because it was the main crossing point of the Yellow River which flows past the town. This waterway become known as the Ballinamore-Ballyconnell canal, built to link the Rivers Erne and Shannon in the 1840s. It reopened as the Shannon-Erne Waterway in 1994. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ...
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The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ...
When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ...
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For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist, while several county names have changed. ...
Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ...
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Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ...
Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...
The R202 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Dromod in County Leitrim to Swanlinbar in County Cavan. ...
A Regional Road in the Republic of Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a National Primary Route, or National Secondary Route), but nevertheless forming a link in the national road network. ...
Binomial name Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a very large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites and harriers. ...
Shannon is a name originated in Ireland and is directly linked to the countrys longest river. ...
// First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi, Northland New Zealand. ...
The Shannon-Erne Waterway is a canal linking the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland with the River Erne in Northern Ireland. ...
Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...
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Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x1024, 157 KB) sean sweeney I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
History
The history of Ballinamore has enabled it to grow through the centuries as a town with a large variety of trades and tradesmen. In the 18th century, settlers from County Down were dispossessed by landowners travelled to the west of Ireland looking for new habitats.[citation needed] They stopped in an area of land they found suitable notably for its location near the rivers Shannon and Erne. This was the origins of Ballinamore. These dispossessed people brought with them numerous skills such as blacksmiths, tinsmiths, skilled craftsmen and farmers. This abundance of skills became a distinctive feature of the town through the 19th and 20th Centuries.[citation needed] (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ...
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A whitesmith is a person who works with galvanized or tinned iron, or white iron. ...
Demographics - On 1 January 1840, the town had over 2,299 people.
- There were only 898 people living in Ballinamore since between 1978 and 1989
- In 2006 the town population increased to 4,302
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1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Religion Catholic Church redirects here. ...
Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ...
Buildings of note - Ballinamore Market House is a 3 bay 2 story building currently used as a library.
Transport Ballinamore railway station opened on 24 October 1887, but finally closed on 1 April 1959.[1] It was part of the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway and was the hub of the line, with the locomotive depot and works. It was the point where the line from Belturbet to Dromod branched to Arigna.[2] is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...
is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Comparison of standard gauge (blue) and one common narrow gauge (red) width. ...
The C & L in 1906 The Cavan & Leitrim Railway was a narrow gauge railway in the northwest of Ireland. ...
Belturbet (Irish: , meaning Entrance to Tairbert island) is a town in Ireland, located 14 km (9 mi) from Cavan town 123 km (76 mi) from Dublin city. ...
Dromod (Irish: Dromad) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
See also This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ...
Market Houses are a notable feature of many Republic of Ireland towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ...
External links
References - ^ Ballinamore station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.
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