Ballintogher (Irish: Baile an Tóchair)[2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of the county town of Sligo on the R290 road between Ballygawley to the west and Dromahair in County Leitrim to the north-east. Known as "The Town of the Causeway", Ballintogher is situated near Lough Gill, and the "Lake Isle of Innisfree" made famous by the poet W. B. Yeats.[3]
Ballintogher
Baile an Tóchair | |
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Village | |
 R290 road at Ballintogher | |
  Ballintogher Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′04″N 8°21′54″W / 54.201°N 8.365°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | 331 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G760280 |
Ballintogher was located near the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, which was begun in the 1870s and closed in 1957.[3] The village had a population of 331 people as of the 2016 census.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ballintogher". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Baile an Tóchair / Ballintogher". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "About Ballintogher". ballintogher.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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