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Ballykeeran

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Country
  
Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Website
  
www.westmeathcoco.ie

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:59 AM

Irish Grid Reference
  
N072442

Elevation
  
56 m

Province
  
Ballykeeran

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity

Ballykeeran, (Irish: Bealach Caorthainn, meaning "road of the rowan trees") 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.

Contents

Map of Ballykeeran, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Features

There are tourist accommodations, a caravan park, and a local pub. 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.

People

The poet and philosopher James Patrick Gandy (1837–1920) was born here and is believed never to have left the village.

References

Ballykeeran Wikipedia


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