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Ballard West

An Baile Ard Thiar

Ballard West is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallard West53.26231° N · 9.14552° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

ardheight; highbailetownland, town, homestead

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

  • An Baile Ard Thiar · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ballard West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Galway
Civil parish
Rahoon
Coordinates
53.26231, -9.14552
Mapped area
0.08 km²
Logainm ID
18513 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballard West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.