Bullaun | |
Native Name: | Irish: Bollán |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Image Alt: | Bullaun road signage |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.248°N -8.555°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Village square |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Galway |
Subdivision Type3: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name3: | Galway East |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 69 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.58 |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | 0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | BST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
Bullaun is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. It shares its parish with a village called New Inn.
The townland of Lakafinna, to the south of Bullaun, contains the local water scheme and an old castle. According to local folklore, an unused tunnel runs from the castle to a point close to a house in Ballyara. The river which flows through Bullaun previously contained quantities of fresh water salmon. These salmon stocks have, however, been impacted by overfishing and pollution.
The village also contains St Patrick's church, a pub called the Harbour Bar and is home to the Corcoran's Turoe stone. The home ground for the Sarsfields GAA team is in Bullaun.