Ballinamuck Béal Átha na Muc
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Motto: Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn, The faraway hills are green. | |
Ballinamuck
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Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Longford |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Urban | 1,797 |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Irish Grid Reference | N184907 |
Website | www.longfordcoco.ie |
Ballinamuck (Irish: Béal Átha na Muc, meaning "mouth of the pig's ford") is a small village in north County Longford, Ireland.
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.