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Townland

Ballinlough

Baile an Locha

The Kiltullagh townland shares its name with the neighbouring village, whose community has developed new ways to explore Lough O’Flynn.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of Lough O'Flynn harbour at Willsborough near Ballinlough, County Roscommon, as photographed in June 2024.
Illustration, Lough O'Flynn harbour at Willsborough near Ballinlough, County Roscommon, as photographed in June 2024
Recorded locationBallinlough53.74288° N · 8.63247° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadlochlake; inlet

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 an Locha · Irish · main form
  • Ballinlough · English · main form

Place & story

A community reconstruction

At nearby Lough O’Flynn, Ballinlough Granlahan Heritage Group developed a three-dimensional animation and an interactive environment exploring the lake’s crannog. Heritage Council funding supported the project. The group describes a model extending across two kilometres by two kilometres, using aerial survey imagery and terrain data. Its medieval buildings and activities are an interpretative reconstruction, rather than a surviving view of the island. The project offers a way to imagine a local archaeological landmark whose wooden stakes can still be seen through the water. [2]

An angling gathering in the village

On 24 February 2012, Inland Fisheries Ireland launched its Lough O’Flynn and Upper Suck angling guide at Ballinlough’s Old Stonehouse Restaurant. The occasion also marked the retirement of assistant inspector John Ryan after forty-one years of service. The agency’s contemporary report placed the lake about two kilometres from Ballinlough. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Roscommon
Civil parish
Kiltullagh
Coordinates
53.74288, -8.63247
Mapped area
0.76 km²
Logainm ID
43309 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballinlough. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. The Ballinlough Crannóg: community digital project · Ballinlough Granlahan Heritage Group
  3. Lough O’Flynn and Upper Suck angling guide launch, 28 February 2012 · Inland Fisheries Ireland
  4. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  5. Lough O'Flynn harbour at Willsborough near Ballinlough, County Roscommon, as photographed in June 2024 illustration: based on a Lough O'Flynn Harbour, Willsborough by Colin Park. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2013-09-05. How this page was prepared.