Baile na hAbhann, County Galway

Baile na hAbhann (English: Ballynahown)[2] is a Gaeltacht village and townland about 31 km west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla. The name means "river settlement".

This article is about the townland in County Galway. For the village in County Westmeath, see Ballinahown.

Baile na hAbhann

Ballynahown
Village
Baile na hAbhann
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyGalway
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceM043212

The Irish-language television channel TG4 has its headquarters here.[3]

It is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway City.[4]

References
  1. Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ballynahown, Ireland
  2. "Baile na hAbhann/Ballynahown". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Nuacht RTÉ relocates to Baile na hAbhann". Galway Independent. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025063155/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1277300272-424.pdf
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