Ballybeg, an

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of the

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name ''Baile Beag'' (IPA: ˠalˠə bʲɔɡ/small>) meaning "Little Town", is a fictional town in which Irish playwright Brian Friel set many of his works. Several of Friel's plays, including '' Philadelphia Here I Come!'', '' Translations'' and '' Dancing at Lughnasa'', are set in the fictional

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town. Friel's Ballybeg is partially based on the real village of Glenties, close to where he lived.

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