Ballaghaderreen
Template:Infobox Irish Place Ballaghaderreen (Irish: Bealach an Doirín) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the N5 road between Frenchpark and Charlestown, County Mayo. The Irish meaning of the town name is 'The way (Bealach) of the little oak (Doirín)'.
The town of Ballaghaderreen was located in County Mayo until 1899, when it was transferred to Roscommon by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Gaelic games supporters are split between those who support Mayo and the local Gaelic Athletic Association team which competes in the Mayo county championship.[1] and those who support the Roscommon county team.
In 1860 Ballaghaderreen Cathedral was dedicated as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry.
Famous people from Ballaghaderreen
- John Blake Dillon - politician
- James Dillon - politician; grandson of the above[2]
- Douglas Hyde - politician, writer. He was actually from a townland closer to Frenchpark.
- Garry Hynes - theatre director
- Sean Flanagan - Last Mayo man to win the Sam McGuire (originally from Ballyhaunis)
- Thomas Flynn - Bishop of Achonry
- Michael McGarry - Businessman who found great success in American construction industries.
- William Brendan McPhillips - poet and playwright, born in The Bronx, but grew up on Church Street across from the Cathedral.
- Matt Molloy - flautist in The Chieftains
- Fiona Regan - Fund Accountant in Dublin (although technically she is from Carracastle)
- John O'Mahony: Mayo Football Manager
See also
External links
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- ^ Ballaghadereen GAA Club
- ^ Though born in Dublin, John Dillon resided in Ballaghaderreen while he was manager of the family business, Monica Duff's.