Ballyforan

Ballyforan
Béal Átha Feorainne
Village
Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820)
Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820)
Ballyforan is located in Ireland
Ballyforan
Ballyforan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′13″N 8°16′09″W / 53.47028°N 8.26917°W / 53.47028; -8.26917
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population227

Ballyforan (Irish: Béal Átha Feorainne, meaning 'approach to the ford at the grassy riverside')[2] is a village in south County Roscommon, Ireland on the R363 road between Ballygar and Dysart. It lies beside the River Suck which separates County Roscommon and County Galway.

Amenities

Amenities in the area include a post office, pub, grocery shop, school, health centre, GAA and snooker clubs, community centre, school and pre-school, and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Josephs (built in 1857).[3] As of early 2020, the local national (primary) school, Ballyforan Mixed National School, had approximately 60 pupils enrolled.[4]

Notable people

Politician and sportsperson Jack McQuillan was born in Ballyforan. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship twice, and represented Roscommon in Dáil Éireann from 1948 to 1965.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "City Population - Town Census - Ballyforan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ballyforan / Béal Átha Feorainne". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Ballyforan, County Roscommon". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ballyforan Mixed N S". education.ie. Department of Education. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Éireann. 154. 12 March 1998.


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