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Ballaghaderreen is a busy
Cathedral town of approximately 2000 population situated on
the Mayo/Roscommon border close to the Lung River.
Historically it has
been the gateway to the West. Dillon House on the Square was
the ancestral home of John Blake and John & James Dillon,
major figures in Irish political life. It is now the headquarters
of the Western Development Commission. Beside it is the Headquarters
and Administrative Offices of The Border, Midland and Western
Regional Authority. In keeping with the whole area, which
is famed for the richness of its archaeological and historical
heritage, St. Nathy's College, now a large very modern Secondary
School, is built around a British Military Barracks dating
back to 1798. Ballaghaderreen, situated in a river valley
and surrounded by hills with captivating views, it has proved
to be the inspiration for a large and vibrant colony of artists.
As you approach
Ballaghaderreen from the east, you pass the home of the First
President of Ireland, Dr. Douglas Hyde, after whom a very
successful Annual Conference on Irish History is held together
with a School of Traditional Irish Music and Song, and from
the front of the Hyde Interpretive Centre one gets their first
view of the scenery and the landscape that has inspired generations
of great Irish people.
With
the friendliest of people, excellent food and accommodation
together with an abundance of natural leisure facilities,
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Distances to Airports from Ballaghaderreen town:
Ireland West Airport, Knock 11.7 miles/18.8km 20mins
Galway Airport 51 miles/82km 1hr 25 mins
Dublin Airport 120 miles/193km 2hrs 30 mins
Shannon Airport 103 miles/165km 2hrs 36 mins
Distances and Times from Ballaghaderreen:
Sligo 30 miles 51 mins
Castlebar 34 miles 54mins
Athlone 49 miles 1hr 10 mins
Galway 54 miles 1hr 30mins
Tullamore 74 miles 1hr 42mins
Limerick 111 miles 2 hrs 46 mins
Waterford 115 miles 2hrs 46mins
Dublin 115 miles 2hrs 38 mins
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Floral Pride Entry 2009 Tidy Towns Committee & Volunteers
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Ballaghaderreen to host Roscommon County Fleadh
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| Ballaghaderreen Comhaltas Branch is delighted to announce that it is to host the Roscommon County Fleadh for 2010.
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New Recording Studio Open in Ballaghaderreen, Co.
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In
exciting news for Ballaghaderreen, Youth Work Ireland
and Michael Cafferkey have teamed up to provide the
town’s first professional Music Recording Studio, e=mcstudios. The studio, located in
the Youth Centre in St. Mary’s Hall, Cathedral
Street, is designed to offer Ballaghaderreen’s
young musicians an opportunity to have their music recorded
to an excellent standard ready for release.
email: equalsmcstudios@gmail.com
web: www.eequalsmcstudios.com
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| 15th Annual Dr. Douglas Hyde Summer School of Traditional
Music |
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| Full Programme of Concerts, Recitals, Seisiúns,
Busking Competition, Tours etc |
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| Meet you Here |
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| Meet You Here Art Gallery exhibits a
wide selection of works from artists including:
B.ROLL, Dara Ennis, Rosemary Gallagher, Mary Crowe and
many more... |
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| Ballaghaderreen Cathedral |
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| Want to learn more about the origins of the Ballaghaderreen
Cathedral? |
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| Launch of Book "Going Away" |
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| The theme of emigration has been covered many times
in broad brush strokes: in books, plays and on television
and radio. In this book we take a bird’s eye
view of the local scene |
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| Ballaghaderreen Farmers Market |
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| Find out what's happening at the Ballaghaderreen Farmers
Market |
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| Ballaghaderreen Wins County Final |
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| Ballaghadereen are County Champions 2008
view the online gallery of this great win |
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| View
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| The Episcopal Ordination of Brendan Kelly as Bishop
of Achonry |
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| The Ordination of Brendan Kelly took place on Sunday
27.01.08 |
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