Ballyforan
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Ballyforan
Béal Átha Feorainne | |
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Village | |
| Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820) Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820) | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Roscommon |
| Population | |
• Total | 227 |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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