Ballyfarnan
Local name: Béal Átha Fearnáin
Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′05″ N 8°11′58″ W
- Population
- 187
- 187
- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Ballyfarnan
Ballyfarnan is a village. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Population: 187. Elevation: 58 m.
Ballyfarnon (historically Bellafernan, from Irish: Béal Átha Fearnáin, meaning 'ford-mouth of the alders') is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. It lies on the Sligo/Leitrim R284 regional road on the border with County Sligo. The first church at Kilronan, Keadue, County Roscommon, was built in the 8th century by St.
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In comparison
- No. 19 of 24 places in County Roscommon by population
- Nearest larger town: Knockvicar, 7 km S
- 42 sights and natural places within 10 km Clooncruffer Bridge, Lough Skean
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Skean Lake, Ireland1.2 km SW
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Clooncruffer Bridge Landmark, County Roscommon1.1 km S
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Lough Meelagh Lake, County Roscommon2.3 km SE
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Derrynasallagh Lough Lake, Ireland4.1 km SW
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Cammoge River River, County Sligo3.1 km NW
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Kilronan Mountain Mountain, County Roscommon3.7 km E
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