Ballymore
An Baile Mór | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 R390 road through the village | |
  Ballymore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′28″N 7°40′48″W / 53.491°N 7.68°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 483 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N209490 |
Ballymore (Irish: An Baile Mór, meaning 'big town')[2] is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the R390 road between Athlone and Mullingar. The historic Hill of Uisneach is nearby. The village was known in medieval times as the medieval borough of Ballymore Lough Sewdy, or Loughsewdy, after the nearby lake, the site of an ancient bruighean, or hostel.
- ^ "Sap map Area - Settlements - Ballymore". Census 2016. CSO. 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "An Baile Mór/Ballymore". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.