Ballinafad () is a village in the south of
County Sligo
County Sligo ( , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in ...
in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks
Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of
Ballinafad Castle.
The Most Rev. Dr John Healy,
Lord Archbishop of Tuam from 1903 to 1918, was also born and raised in Ballinafad.
Ballinafad is in the south of the
Barony of
Tirerrill. There is also a village called Ballinafad in
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
, and a large house called Ballinafad House in
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...
which featured on ''The Great House Revival'' on
RTÉ
(; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...
in 2018.
See also
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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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