placenamesBallynahown
Baile na hAbhann
Ballynahown is a population centre in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallynahown53.23898° N · 9.49796° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile na hAbhann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballynahown · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Moycullen
- Civil parish
- Killannin
- Within
- Ballynahown South
- Coordinates
- 53.23898, -9.49796 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1166929 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballynahown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.