Ballybay
Sign in to saveBallybay () is a town and civil parish in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town is centred on the crossroads of the R183 and R162 roads.
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Place details
- Region
- Ulster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,329
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ballybay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Ballybay, Monaghan.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 150px
- Settlement.motto
- Bheith i Lár Báire"be at the centre"
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Main Street, Ballybay (geograph 3151183).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Monaghan
- Elevation
- +61
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Main Street, Ballybay (geograph 3151183).jpg
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- P190
- Osterhofen
- P7959
- County Monaghan
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Buildings of note
- Transport
- Rail transport
- Coach/bus transport
- Tourism
- Notable people
- Sport
- In popular culture
- Town twinning
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Ballybay () is a town and civil parish in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town is centred on the crossroads of the R183 and R162 roads.
== Geography == The town is the meeting point for roads going to Monaghan, Castleblayney, Carrickmacross and Clones. The town grew up from the convergence of the roads. The town is built beside a large lake, Lough Major () and the smaller Lough Minor. The Dromore River also runs through the south of the town, past Pearse Brother's Football Grounds, and past the Riverdale Hotel.