Ballinahown

Ballinahown
Baile na hAbhann
Village
Ballinahown Community Hall (the old church)
Ballinahown Community Hall (the old church)
Ballinahown is located in Ireland
Ballinahown
Ballinahown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°21′02″N 7°50′56″W / 53.350490°N 7.849007°W / 53.350490; -7.849007
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Urban
250
 • Rural
3,001
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Ballinahown (Irish: Baile na hAbhann),[1] also spelled Ballynahown, is a village in County Westmeath on the N62 regional road in Ireland. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Athlone and 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the River Shannon. It contains the Roman Catholic St. Colmcilles Church, completed in 1902 to a design in the Early English Gothic-style by William Hague.

  1. ^ "Baile na hAbhann/Ballinahown". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.