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Ballinlough

Baile an Locha

In Killua parish, the grounds and outbuildings of Ballinlough Castle have their own history of repair and reuse.

Recorded locationBallinlough53.63465° N · 7.02268° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadlochlake; inletmaolbare, flat-topped; derelict; bare, flat-topped hillock

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 · non-validated name
  • Baile Locha na Bó Maoile · Irish · main form · historical name
  • Ballinlough · English · main form

Place & story

The walled garden

The architectural inventory records Ballinlough Castle’s walled garden as already existing in 1837. Its enclosure has a curved front and an otherwise trapezoidal plan, with red brick facing the inner walls. Restoration took place between 1995 and 1998 under the Great Gardens of Ireland Restoration Programme. This was a distinct conservation project within the wider castle estate. [2]

New uses for the old yard

The estate’s own account describes its Old Hay Shed as part of a restored eighteenth-century stable yard. An upstairs room has lime-plastered walls, while another space rises through two storeys. The rooms have been adapted for workshops, exhibitions and gatherings. Their reuse gives former agricultural buildings a continuing role alongside the castle and garden. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Delvin
Civil parish
Killua
Coordinates
53.63465, -7.02268
Mapped area
1.75 km²
Logainm ID
51261 ↗

People & family history

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballinlough. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Ballinlough Castle walled garden, NIAH 15400915, surveyed 13 October 2004 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Old Hay Shed: restored Ballinlough Castle stable yard · Ballinlough Castle
  4. 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 2017-12-01. How this page was prepared.