Ballymote
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- For the hamlet in Canada see, Ballymote, Ontario.
| Ballymote Baile an Mhóta |
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| Irish Grid Reference G662150 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Sligo | |
| Elevation: | 76 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: |
981 1,405 |
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| Website: www.ballymote.ie | ||
Ballymote (Irish: Baile an Mhóta) is a town in County Sligo, Ireland.
Local pubs include Fawlty Towers, Doddy's, Haydens, The Rock Bar and Tighes.
The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg unveiled Ireland's national monument to the The 69th Infantry Regiment (aka The Fighting 69th) and Michael Corcoran in Ballymote on 22 August 2006.
Currently Ballymote are trying to reclaim the Book of Ballymote to attract tourism to the area[citation needed].
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[edit] Buildings of note
- Ballymote Castle
- Ballymote Market House is a 3 bay 2 storey building currently used by South Co. Sligo Community Mental health service of the Health Service Executive
[edit] Transport & communications
Road Ballymote lies on regional roads R293, R295 and R296
Rail Ballymote lies on the main Dublin to Sligo railway line.
[edit] Sport
Sports played in the town include:
- Gaelic Football managed by Barnes Murphy
- Ballymote Celtic managed by David Fishy Cannon, with training twice weekly
- Ballymote Golf Club
- Ballymote Handball Club. Coaches Francis McCann and Martin Golding
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Travel Review on Ballymote (Includes pictures)
- Ballymote railway station
- Ballymote Parish
- Ballymote Town Website
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- Mapping from Multimap or GlobalGuide or Google Maps
- Aerial image from TerraServer
- Satellite image from WikiMapia
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