Ballynacarrow
Village in County Sligo, Ireland
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Ballynacarrow, locally Ballinacarrow (Irish: Baile na Cora),[2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Sligo town. The Temple House estate is south of the village.
Ballynacarrow
Baile na Cora | |
|---|---|
Village | |
The N17 passes through Ballynacarrow | |
  Ballynacarrow Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°08′02″N 8°33′40″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 220 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G633206 |
Ballynacarrow was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[3] at which time it had a population of 202 people.[3]
Transport
Ballynacarrow is on the N17 Galway to Collooney road. The village is a stop on the Bus Éireann Galway to Derry Expressway route 64.[4]
Notable people
The Irish-American orator and politician Bourke Cockran was born in Ballynacarrow in 1854.[5]
