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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:27 AM

County
  
County Westmeath

Elevation
  
128 m

Province
  
Leinster

Ballinahown

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 85% Humidity

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Ballinahown (Irish: Baile na hAbhann), also spelt Ballynahown, is a village in County Westmeath on the N62 regional road in Ireland. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Athlone and 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the River Shannon.

Contents

Map of Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837:

Ballinahown is home to the work of a large selection of Midlands Arts and Crafts workers, not least the famous Celtic Roots studio where you may see a demonstration of the art of Oak Sculpture and learn of the cultural significance of the materials.

In 2012, Mark Rohan, a former Under 21 footballer from Ballinahown who played with Westmeath until a car crash, won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the individual H1 time trial.

References

Ballinahown Wikipedia