Ballygar

Ballygar () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is 19 km from Roscommon town.

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Place details

Region: Connacht
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 1,345
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.name: Ballygar
Settlement.image_skyline: Spacer.gif
Settlement.imagesize: 1px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 66
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Connacht
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Galway
Settlement.population_total: 660
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 66

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Irish Grid Reference: M790518

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Article

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Contents

History
Name and origins
Ballygar Castle
A Market Town - 1840
Killeroran Graveyard and other developments
Bagott family
The Great Famine (An Gorta Mór)
1860 to 1890
Amenities
Economy and culture
Notable residents
Townlands
References

Ballygar () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is 19 km from Roscommon town.

== History == ===Name and origins=== The name Ballygar, historically Beallagarr, comes from . The settlement has been a meeting point of the McDermott clan and trading centre throughout the centuries and was recorded as a townland and farm as far back as 1585.