Ballintogher
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| Ballintogher Baile an Tóchair | |
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| Village | |
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  Ballintogher | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′04″N 8°21′54″W / 54.201°N 8.365°WCoordinates: 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 (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 182 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G760280 |
| Website | www.ballintogher.com |
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 was located near the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, which was begun in the 1870s and closed in 1957.[3]
References
- ↑ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ↑ "Baile an Tóchair / Ballintogher". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About Ballintogher". Aidan Burke and Enda McCormack. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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