Baile na hAbhann, County Galway

Baile na hAbhann
Village
Baile na hAbhann
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W / 53.234722°N 9.506944°W / 53.234722; -9.506944Coordinates: 53°14′05″N 9°30′25″W / 53.234722°N 9.506944°W / 53.234722; -9.506944
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Galway
Elevation[1] 9 m (30 ft)
Irish Grid Reference M043212

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

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

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

References

  1. Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ballynahown, Ireland
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. "Nuacht RTÉ relocates to Baile na hAbhann". Galway Independent. 2007-11-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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