Ballinafad
| Ballinafad Béal an Átha Fada | |
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 The Mayfly, Ballinafad | |
  Ballinafad Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°WCoordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G779087 |
Ballinafad (Irish: Béal an Átha Fada, meaning "Mouth of the long ford") is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. There is also a village Ballinafad in Connemara, County Galway. Ballinafad House, is situated in Belcara, outside Castlebar, County Mayo, it featured on The Great House Revival, presented by Hugh Wallace on RTE, 2018.[1]
Ambrose O'Higgins, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area. Ambrose was father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation.
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References
- ↑ The Great House Revivial, bye Aoife Kelly, Irish Independent, May 5, 2018.
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