Banagher

Banagher Bannachar
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Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53.2667° N 7.5000° W
Irish Grid Reference N335248
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	Offaly
Elevation:	73 m (239 ft)
Population (2006)	1500
Website: www.offaly.ie/yourcouncil/tullamoretc.asp

Banagher (Beannchar in Irish) is a town in the Republic of Ireland, located on the western edge of County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. The name comes from an Irish word meaning "horn-cast", the same root as Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. Banagher was originally built to guard a crossing point on the nearby River Shannon. The town is the home of the Banagher Concrete Group, the company who made the blocks and internal rings for the Channel Tunnel. 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 currently 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: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ... Bangor (in Irish Beannchor) is a town of approximately 80,000 population in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Map of the Channel Tunnel. ...

Famous residents have included Anthony Trollope, the Brontë sisters and singer Johnny McEvoy. The town has a thriving poetry scene, including the Readings from the Pallet festival in local bars. One product of this was Anthony Sullivan whose self-published first book Under Star and Under Sun has seen local success. Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... Brontë - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

There is a saying "That beats Banagher, Banagher beats the devil."

Irelands epicenter of experimental film

'BEER', a film by a couple of young local film makers, was made in Banagher. It can be seen on www.youtube.com by entering the word 'Banagher' you can view this film.

'Gender Issues In Rural Ireland' was also another movie, filmed and produced in banagher by a group of local artists. It too can be also seen on www.youtube.com by entering the word banagher. due to the films size it comes in two parts.

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 53°11′N, 7°59′W 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. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...