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'''Ballykeeran''', ({{Irish place name|Bealach Caorthainn|road of the rowan trees}})<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1413755 | title = Bealach Caorthainn/Ballykeeran | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 17 October 2021}}</ref> is a small village in [[County Westmeath]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], near [[Glassan]]. It is located on the [[N55 road (Ireland)|N55 road]] in the townland of Annagh overlooking [[Lough Ree]].

[[File:Ballykerran, County Westmeath - geograph.ie - 1826716.jpg|thumb|left|320px|N55 road passing the local pub in Ballykeeran]]
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'''Ballykeeran''', ({{Irish place name|Bealach Caorthainn}}) is a small village in [[County Westmeath]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], near [[Glassan]]. It is located on the [[N55 road (Ireland)|N55 road]] in the townland of Annagh overlooking [[Lough Ree]].


==Features==
==Features==
There are tourist accommodations, a caravan park, and a local pub.
There are tourist accommodations, a caravan park, and a local pub.
Moreover, the Breensford River, which flows through the settlement, is home to a historic mill.
There is also an old mill that sits on the Breensford River that runs through the Village.
At one stage in History this was used as an RIC Barracks
At one stage in history this was used as an RIC Barracks.

==People==
The poet and philosopher [[James Patrick Gandy]](1837–1920) was born here and is believed never to have left the village. {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{County Westmeath}}
{{County Westmeath}}

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[[Category:Towns and villages in County Westmeath]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in County Westmeath]]

Latest revision as of 12:12, 6 April 2023

Ballykeeran
Bealach Caorthainn
Village
N55 road passing the local pub in Ballykeeran
N55 road passing the local pub in Ballykeeran
Ballykeeran is located in Ireland
Ballykeeran
Ballykeeran
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°27′00″N 7°53′00″W / 53.45°N 7.883333°W / 53.45; -7.883333
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN072442

Ballykeeran, (Irish: Bealach Caorthainn, meaning 'road of the rowan trees')[1] is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, near Glassan. It is located on the N55 road in the townland of Annagh overlooking Lough Ree.

Features

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There are tourist accommodations, a caravan park, and a local pub. Moreover, the Breensford River, which flows through the settlement, is home to a historic mill. At one stage in history this was used as an RIC Barracks.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bealach Caorthainn/Ballykeeran". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 October 2021.


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