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{{short description|Village in County Galway, Ireland}}
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'''Ballymoe''' (historically ''Bellamoe'', from {{Irish place name|Béal Átha Mó|ford-mouth of Mó}})<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/18905.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] (see archival records)</ref> is a [[village]] in [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the [[River Suck]] that separates counties [[County Galway|Galway]] and [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]]. The [[N60 road|N60]] [[national secondary road]] meets the [[R360 road|R360]] [[regional road]] in the centre of the village.
[[File:Welcome to Ballymoe Sign.jpg|thumb|Welcome to Ballymoe sign in Irish]]

[[File:Fr. Edward J. Flanagan Statue.jpg|thumb|upright|Fr. Edward J. Flanagan statue]]

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'''Ballymoe''' (historically ''Bellamoe'', from {{Irish place name|Béal Átha Mó|ford-mouth of Mó}})<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/18905.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] (see archival records)</ref> is a village in [[County Galway]], Ireland. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the [[River Suck]] that separates counties [[County Galway|Galway]] and [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]]. The [[N60 road (Ireland)|N60]] [[national secondary road]] meets the [[R360 road (Ireland)|R360]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] in the centre of the village.


==History==
==History==
The name Béal Átha Mó is derived from a fort which was built by [[Medb|Meabh]] of [[Connacht]], under the order of Mogh.{{fact|date=September 2010}} The fort and village would later become known as Átha Mogh Mór and Béal Átha Mogh. The town is now the centre of a small rural area involved in scale mixed farming. Raised [[bog]]s, forts and a mass rock from penal times are features of Ballymoe today.<ref>[http://www.irelandwest.ie/content.asp?id=63 Ireland West] retrieved 23 February 2007</ref>
The name Béal Átha Mó is derived from a fort which was built by [[Medb|Meabh]] of [[Connacht]], under the order of Mogh.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}} The fort and village would later become known as Átha Mogh Mór and Béal Átha Mogh. The town is now the centre of a small rural area involved in scale mixed farming. Raised [[bog]]s, forts and a mass rock from penal times are features of Ballymoe today.<ref>[http://www.irelandwest.ie/content.asp?id=63 Ireland West]. Retrieved 23 February 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029100055/http://www.irelandwest.ie/content.asp?id=63 |date=29 October 2006 }}</ref>


==People==
==People==
*[[Éamonn Ceannt]], one of the leaders of the [[Easter Rising]] and seven signatories of the [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic]] was born in the police barracks in Ballymoe where his father James Kent, an officer in the Royal Irish Constabulary was stationed. The [[Garda]] barracks in the town today is named in his honour.<ref>[http://www.nli.ie/1916/1916_main.html National Library of Ireland - 1916 Exhibition],</ref>
*[[Éamonn Ceannt]], one of the leaders of the [[Easter Rising]] and signatory to the [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic]] was born in the police barracks in Ballymoe where his father James Kent, an officer in the Royal Irish Constabulary was stationed. The [[Garda Síochána]] barracks in the town today is named in his honour.<ref>[http://www.nli.ie/1916/1916_main.html National Library of Ireland – 1916 Exhibition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916001030/http://www.nli.ie/1916/1916_main.html |date=16 September 2011 }},</ref>
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*[[Edward J. Flanagan|Fr. Edward J. Flanagan]], founder of [[Boys Town, Nebraska]], was born here
*[[Thomas Charles Beirne]], [[Australia|Australian]] businessman, politician and [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]], was born nearby.<ref>[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/beirne-thomas-charles-5186 Biography of Berine]</ref>
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*It is the birthplace of Fr. [[Edward J. Flanagan]], founder of [[Boys Town, Nebraska]].
*[[James Daly (mutineer)|James Daly]], executed in 1920 for his role in the [[Connaught Rangers]] mutiny in India, was born in Ballymoe in 1899.

==Transport==
Ballymoe railway station opened on 1 March 1861, but finally closed on 17 June 1963.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ballymoe station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-11}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
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Ballymoe
Béal Átha Mó
Village
Ballymoe is located in Ireland
Ballymoe
Ballymoe
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 8°28′00″W / 53.7°N 8.4667°W / 53.7; -8.4667
LandIrland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM692723
Welcome to Ballymoe sign in Irish
Fr. Edward J. Flanagan statue

Ballymoe (historically Bellamoe, from Irish: Béal Átha Mó, meaning 'ford-mouth of Mó')[1] is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the River Suck that separates counties Galway and Roscommon. The N60 national secondary road meets the R360 regional road in the centre of the village.

History

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The name Béal Átha Mó is derived from a fort which was built by Meabh of Connacht, under the order of Mogh.[citation needed] The fort and village would later become known as Átha Mogh Mór and Béal Átha Mogh. The town is now the centre of a small rural area involved in scale mixed farming. Raised bogs, forts and a mass rock from penal times are features of Ballymoe today.[2]

Menschen

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
  2. ^ Ireland West. Retrieved 23 February 2007 Archived 29 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ National Library of Ireland – 1916 Exhibition Archived 16 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine,
  4. ^ Biography of Berine
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