Town

Ballina

Béal an Átha

Ballina is a town in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallina54.11753° N · 9.14959° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

áthford béalopening, approach, mouth

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

Béal an Átha · Irish · main form · validated name
Ballina · English · main form
Ballinea · English · main form · local name

Geographic information

Place type: Town
County: Mayo
Barony: Tirawley
Civil parish: Kilmoremoy
Coordinates: 54.11753, -9.14959
Logainm ID: 1412303 ↗

Population over time

Ballina — Census 2016 settlement footprint

Population within 2016 settlement boundaries

10,420people · 2022

Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.

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Ballina — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Census year	Population
2016	10,171
2022	10,420

Source: CSO Census 2022 Profile 1 — Appendix Table 1: Census 2022 De Facto Population for the 2016 Towns · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Other census areas and years

These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.

Ballina, Mayo — 2011 legal town and environs; 2016 census settlement

Published census settlement populations

10,171people · 2016

Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.

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Ballina, Mayo — 2011 legal town and environs; 2016 census settlement — census population
Census year	Population
2011	11,086
2016	10,171

Source: CSO E2016 — Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016 · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Ballina, Co Mayo — Census 2022 Built Up Area

Built Up Area population, 2022

10,556people · 2022

Built Up Areas use a new land-use definition. Their population figures cannot be compared directly with Census 2016 settlement counts.

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Ballina, Co Mayo — Census 2022 Built Up Area — census population
Census year	Population
2022	10,556

Source: CSO F1015 — Population, Census 2022 Built Up Areas. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Ballina. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.