Ballinafad

Ballinafad
Béal an Átha Fada
Town

The Mayfly, Ballinafad
Ballinafad

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°WCoordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°W
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Sligo
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference G779087

Ballinafad (Irish: Béal an Átha Fada, meaning "Mouth of the long ford") is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. There is also a village Ballinafad in Connemara, County Galway.

Ambrose O'Higgins, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area. Ambrose was father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation.

See also