placenamesBallynahown
Buaile na hAbhann
Ballynahown is a population centre in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallynahown53.35339° N · 7.84807° 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
- Buaile na hAbhann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballynahown · English · main form
- Ballinahowen · English · main form · local name
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Clonlonan
- Civil parish
- Kilcleagh
- Within
- Ballynahown
- Coordinates
- 53.35339, -7.84807 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1413759 ↗
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.