Ballinahown
Ballinahown (Irish: Baile na hAbhann), 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.
Ballinahown
Baile na hAbhann | |
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Village | |
Ballinahown Community Hall (the old church) | |
Ballinahown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′02″N 7°50′56″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 250 |
| • Rural | 3,001 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
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