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Encyclopedia > Ballyconneely
Ballyconneely
Baile Conaola
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53°25′60″N 10°04′00″W / 53.4333, -10.0667
Irish Grid Reference
L626445
Statistics
Province: Connacht
County: County Galway
Population ()

Ballyconneely (Irish: Baile Conaola meaning Conneelys' village) is a small village in the west of the Connemara region, County Galway, Republic of Ireland. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... 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. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ...


It is not a village as such, as settlements are spread out north on the road to Clifden and south on the road to Roundstone. Every July, the Ballyconneely Pony Show attracts people from all around County Galway to exhibit livestock. Clifden (in Irish, An Clochán meaning bee-hive cell) is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemaras largest town, it is often referred to as the Capital of Connemara. It is located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. ... Roundstone (Irish: Cloch na Rón) is a village in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, located on the west coast of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ...


External Links

  • Ballyconneely at Ireland West
  • Ballyconneely at Connemara Ireland

See Also


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Ballyconneely, Connemara, Ireland. Location of Town and Country Cottages' holiday homes. (248 words)
Ballyconneely lies at the neck of a peninsula which is lined with beautiful beaches.
Ballyconneely was the seat, from the 14th century, of the "Ferocious" O'Flaherty family.
Attractions around Ballyconneely include Roundstone Bog to the east, the Derrygimla bog to the north near Ballinaboy, where Alcock and Brown crash landed in 1919 (also site of the First transatlantic wireless transmission station built by Marconi in 1905), and an 18 hole golf course at Aillebrack to the west.
City & Regional Guide (1569 words)
Ballyconneely has also been to the forefront historically over the years.
Today, Ballyconneely is home to a thriving community, while three miles to the east is Roundstone Bog, a vast and tranquil expanse of moor, lake and stream teeming with wildlife and rare plants.
This is an area of bogland, forest and lakes, dominated by the towering quartzite peaks of the Twelve Bens Mountains.
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