Baile na hAbhann | |
Other Name: | Ballynahown |
Settlement Type: | Village and townland |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Galway |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 53.2347°N -9.5069°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown,[2] is a Gaeltacht village about 31km (19miles) west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla. The name means "town of the river". The village is in the townland of Baile na hAbhann Theas (Ballynahown South).[3]
The Irish-language television channel TG4 has its headquarters here.[4] The village is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway City.[5]