Ballyconnell

Ballyconnell
Béal Átha Conaill
Town
Main Street
Main Street
Ballyconnell is located in Ireland
Ballyconnell
Ballyconnell
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°07′00″N 7°35′00″W / 54.11667°N 7.58333°W / 54.11667; -7.58333
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Cavan
BaronyTullyhaw
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population1,422
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceH361168
Ballyconnell

Ballyconnell (Irish: Béal Átha Conaill, meaning 'entrance to the ford of Conall')[2] is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands: Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon (Tomregan) and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw.

Ballyconnell won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1971 and was also the winner in 1975.[3] According to the 2022 census, the population of the town was 1,422.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Ballyconnell". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Béal Átha Conaill / Ballyconnell (see scanned records)". logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2016.