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⚫ '''Ballyforan''' ({{irish place name|Béal Átha Feorainne| Béal Átha Feorainne "approach to the ford at the grassy riverside}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.logainm.ie/en/1414615 |title=Ballyforan|publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland}}</ref>) is a village in south ], ] on the ] between ] and ]. It lies beside the ] which separates ] and ]. Home of the ].{{citation needed|reason=I could believe it with the number in the area, but this really needs a citation and a quick search doesn't give me confidence|date=July 2018}}
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|population_footnotes = <ref name=census2022>{{cite web | url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/roscommon/30251__ballyforan/ | title = City Population - Town Census - Ballyforan | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2022 | date = 3 April 2022 | access-date = 29 December 2023 }}</ref>
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⚫ '''Ballyforan''' ({{irish place name|Béal Átha Feorainne|approach to the ford at the grassy riverside}})<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.logainm.ie/en/1414615 |title=Ballyforan / Béal Átha Feorainne |publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | access-date = 7 March 2020 }}</ref> is a village in south ], ] on the ] between ] and ]. It lies beside the ] which separates ] and ].


==Amenities== ==Amenities==
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).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/31821001/st-josephs-roman-catholic-church-ballyforan-ballyforan-county-roscommon| publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Ballyforan, County Roscommon | access-date = 7 March 2020 }}</ref> As of early 2020, the local ], Ballyforan Mixed National School, had approximately 60 pupils enrolled.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=01866U | publisher = Department of Education | website = education.ie | title = Ballyforan Mixed N S | archive-url = https://archive.today/20200307021815/https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=01866U | archive-date = 7 March 2020 | access-date = 7 March 2020 | url-status = live }}</ref>
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.


==People== ==Notable people==
] was born in Ballyforan. He won the ] twice, and represented ] in the ] from 1948 to 1965.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1998-03-12/3/|journal=Seanad Éireann|volume=154|date=12 March 1998}}</ref> Politician and sportsperson ] was born in Ballyforan. He won the ] twice, and represented ] in ] from 1948 to 1965.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1998-03-12/3/|journal=Seanad Éireann|volume=154|date=12 March 1998}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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Village in Connacht, Ireland
Ballyforan Béal Átha Feorainne
Village
Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820)Ballyforan Bridge (built c.1820)
Ballyforan is located in IrelandBallyforanBallyforanLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′13″N 8°16′09″W / 53.47028°N 8.26917°W / 53.47028; -8.26917
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population227

Ballyforan (Irish: Béal Átha Feorainne, meaning 'approach to the ford at the grassy riverside') 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

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). As of early 2020, the local national (primary) school, Ballyforan Mixed National School, had approximately 60 pupils enrolled.

Notable people

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.

See also

References

  1. "City Population - Town Census - Ballyforan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. "Ballyforan / Béal Átha Feorainne". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Ballyforan, County Roscommon". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Ballyforan Mixed N S". education.ie. Department of Education. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Éireann. 154. 12 March 1998.


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