Discover Ballinafad in Ireland
Ballinafad in the region of Connaught is a place located in Ireland - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) North-West of Dublin , the country's capital .
Local time in Ballinafad is now 02:02 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Derry, Enniskillen, Belfast, Ummeryroe, and Sligo. When in this area, you might want to check out Derry . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ballinafad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Keash Caves, Carrowkeel, Full Moon
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Boyle Abbey-Co.Roscommon-Ireland
Boyle Abbey was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142. ..
Video guide of beautiful Boyle Roscommon Ireland
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Interesting facts about this location
Curlew Mountains
Viewed to the west travelling north, dominates the surrounding lakes of the north Roscommon and Leitrim countryside. Situated between Boyle, and Castlebaldwin, the Curlew Mountains oversees the north Connacht countryside. The Battle of Curlew Pass, in which Irish forces defeated an English army, was fought here on the 15th of August 1599.
Located at 54.02 -8.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowkeel is a Neolithic passage tomb cemetery in the south of County Sligo, near Boyle, County Roscommon. An Cheathrú Chaol in Irish means 'the Narrow Quarter'. Circumstantial Carbon 14 dating places the tombs at between 5400 and 5100 years old, so that they predate the Pyramids on Egypt's Giza plateau by 500-800 years. Carrowkeel is one of the big four passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland.
Located at 54.05 -8.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ballynary
Ballynary (Irish: Baile an Fharraigh, meaning "townland of the fodder") is the name of a townland on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow in the southern corner of County Sligo in Ireland. Ballynary was the ancestral seat of the O'Higgins family (or Ó hUigínn in Gaelic) for 700 years, until they were forced off their lands in 1654 by Oliver Cromwell.
Located at 54.08 -8.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Ballindoon Friary
Ballindoon (Irish: Baile an Dúin) Friary was a Dominican monastery beside Lough Arrow in County Sligo, Ireland. It was dedicated to St. Mary and founded in 1507 by Thomas O'Farrell. It was dissolved c. 1585 and is now in ruins.
Located at 54.08 -8.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Búille) was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.
Located at 53.97 -8.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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