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Ballyhaunis
Sign in to saveBallyhaunis () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. Ballyhaunis is within both the Roman Catholic and civil parishes of Annagh.
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- Region
- Connacht
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 2,366
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ballyhaunis
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- BallyhaunisFriary.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ballyhaunis Friary
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Connacht
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- County Mayo
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,773
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Béal Átha hAmhnais
- Population
- 2773
- Elevation
- 89
- Image
- BallyhaunisFriary.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ballyhaunis
- Irish Grid Reference
- M498794
- P12749
- Robert Uhrig
- native label
- Béal Átha hAmhnais
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- History
- War of Independence
- 1990s
- Protected buildings
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- Notable people
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Ballyhaunis () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. Ballyhaunis is within both the Roman Catholic and civil parishes of Annagh.
It is thought that the town grew up around St Mary's Augustinian Friary (popularly referred to as "the Abbey"), which was founded in 1348, according to local tradition. The town and its hinterland contain a number of megalithic monuments.
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