Ballaghaderreen

Ballaghaderreen
Bealach an Doirín
Town
Businesses on the square in Ballaghaderreen
Businesses on the square in Ballaghaderreen
Ballaghaderreen is located in Ireland
Ballaghaderreen
Ballaghaderreen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°54′00″N 8°34′53″W / 53.90008°N 8.58144°W / 53.90008; -8.58144
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
1,808
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM617948

Ballaghaderreen (Irish: Bealach an Doirín, meaning 'the way of the little oak grove'[2]) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was part of County Mayo prior to 1898.[3] It is in the north-west of the county, near the borders with counties Mayo and Sligo, just off the N5 road. The population was 1,808 in the 2016 census.

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballaghaderreen". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Bealach an Doirín/Ballaghaderreen". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ McGarry, Patsy (18 August 2006). "Ballaghaderreen a land of reluctant exiles". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 August 2022.