Bullaun, County Galway Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: EarthTools - Find places, latitude/longitude, sunrise/sunset, elevation, local time and time zones. 29 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130129075134/http://www.earthtools.org/. 29 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Map of Bullaun, Galway .