Ballygawley
Baile Uí Dhálaigh | |
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Village | |
 Signage entering Ballygawley | |
  Ballygawley Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′29″N 8°26′47″W / 54.1913°N 8.4464°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population | 310 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G706272 |
Ballygawley (Irish: Baile Uí Dhálaigh, meaning 'Ó Dálaigh's townland')[2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located close to Union Wood and neighbouring town land Collooney and is situated approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Sligo town and near the main Sligo-Dublin road, the N4. The Ó Dálaigh family, referenced in the town's Irish name, were professional poets active in Ireland during the Middle Ages.
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballygawley". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press