Ballinlough, County Roscommon

Ballinlough (/ˌbælɪnˈlɒx/ BAL-in-LOKH; Irish: Baile an Locha, meaning "town of the lake")[2] is a village in western County Roscommon, Ireland. The N60 national secondary road passes through it. The town is between Ballyhaunis and Castlerea on the Roscommon to Castlebar road. As of the 2016 census, Ballinlough had a population of 300 people.[1]

Ballinlough

Baile an Locha
Village
The N60, through Ballinlough Main Street
Ballinlough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°44′30″N 8°38′01″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population
 (2016)[1]
300
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Lake O'Flynn, which lies north of the town, is notable for brown trout fishing.[3] The lake is also the source of the River Suck (which is a tributary of the River Shannon). In 2013, a bog walk was constructed around Lake O'Flynn, together with an outdoor gym.

The town was the birthplace of Count Andrew O'Reilly of Ballinlough (1742-1832), who rose to prominence as a military commander in the service of the Austrian Empire.[4]

Ballinlough is home to Black Donkey Brewing Ltd., which is County Roscommon's only brewery, and one of the third wave of Irish craft breweries.

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballinlough". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. "Baile an Locha / Ballinlough". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Lough O'Flynn, Co. Roscommon". fishinginireland.info. Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. Leopold Kudrna, Digby Smith. "O'Reilly von Ballinlough, Andreas Graf". Biographical Dictionary of Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Retrieved 7 March 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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