Ballinamuck
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'Ballinamuck' Béal Átha na Muc |
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Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn. | ||
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Irish grid reference N184907 |
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Province: | Leinster | |
County: | County Longford | |
Elevation: | 82 m | |
Population (2006) | 1,797 | |
Website: www.longfordcoco.ie |
Ballinamuck (Irish: Béal Átha na Muc) is a small village in North Longford.
It was the scene of the Battle of Ballinamuck, where a French army aiding the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798 was defeated.
The prisoners were taken to St Johnstown - today's Ballinalee - where they were executed in what is known locally as Bullys Acre and buried there.
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