Ballymahon
Sign in to saveBallymahon () on the River Inny is a town in the southern part of County Longford, Ireland. It is 19 km north-east of Athlone, at the junction of the N55 and R392 roads.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ballymahon
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,877
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ballymahon
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- IMG Ballymahon3296.jpg
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- Ballymahon
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Longford
- Elevation
- +82
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- IMG Ballymahon3296.jpg
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- County Longford
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Ballymahon () on the River Inny is a town in the southern part of County Longford, Ireland. It is 19 km north-east of Athlone, at the junction of the N55 and R392 roads.
==History== Ballymahon derives its name from the Irish language term Baile Uí Mhatháin or Baile Mathúna, meaning "Town of Mahon". This may refer to Mahon (Mathgamain mac Cennétig), a southern chieftain and the elder brother of Brian Boru, who is believed by some to have fought a battle in 960 in the vicinity of Ballymahon at Shrule (in Irish Sruaith Fhuil, River of Blood) where he defeated O'Rourke of Cavan and laid claim to lands in the area. This is disputed by others who claim Mahon may relate to a sub chieftain of the O'Farrells who ruled over this part of County Longford in the 14th century.