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Ballinameen

Coordinates: 53°53′49″N 8°18′07″W / 53.897°N 8.302°W / 53.897; -8.302
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Ballinameen
Béal an Átha Mín
Village
The R370 regional road at Ballinameen
The R370 regional road at Ballinameen
Ballinameen is located in Ireland
Ballinameen
Ballinameen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°53′49″N 8°18′07″W / 53.897°N 8.302°W / 53.897; -8.302
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population
 (2016)[1]
191
Irish grid referenceM801941

Ballinameen (Irish: Béal an Átha Mín)[2] is a small village and census town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Located in the historical barony of Frenchpark on the R370 regional road,[3] the village had a population of 191 people as of the 2016 census.[1]

History

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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort and barrow sites in the surrounding townlands of Knockglass, Dooneen and Camlin.[4] The village's Roman Catholic parish church, in the Diocese of Elphin,[5] was designed by William Henry Byrne and completed c. 1903.[6]

Amenities

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The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Ballinameen GAA,[7] won the Roscommon Junior "A" Football Championship in 2019.[8] Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Eoin, Ballinameen's national (primary) school, is located outside the village and had 38 pupils enrolled in 2017.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ballinameen (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Béal an Átha Mín / Ballinameen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Road closure in Ballinameen area". boyletoday.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ Record of Monuments and Places as Established Under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 - County Roscommon. National Monuments And Historic Properties Service. 1997.
  5. ^ "Parish Details - Ballinameen (Kilnamanagh And Estersnow)". elphindiocese.ie. Diocese of Elphin. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  6. ^ "St. Attracta's Roman Catholic Church, Knockglass, Ballinameen, Roscommon". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Remarks by President McAleese at the Opening of the Ballinameen GAA Pitch Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon". president.ie. 2 May 1999. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Brilliant Ballinameen storm to junior title". roscommonpeople.ie. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Whole School Evaluation Report - S N Naomh Eoin - Ballinameen Boyle Co Roscommon". gov.ie. Department of Education. 31 January 2017.