Ballygawley, County Sligo
{{short description| Village in County Sligo, Ireland}}
{{distinguish|text=places in nearby counties: Ballygawley (disambiguation)}}
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|name = Ballygawley
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Baile Uí Dhálaigh}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Ballygawley, County Sligo - geograph.org.uk - 1829977.jpg
|image_caption = Signage entering Ballygawley
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Connacht
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Sligo
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|population_as_of = 2016
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|population = 310
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Ballygawley ({{irish place name|Baile Uí Dhálaigh|Ó Dálaigh's townland}})A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located close to Union Wood and neighbouring town land Collooney and is situated approximately {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Sligo town and near the main Sligo-Dublin road, the N4. The Ó Dálaigh family, referenced in the town's Irish name, were professional poets active in Ireland during the Middle Ages.
Sport
The hotel and golf course set around the ruins of the ancient castle Castle Dargan was opened in Ballygawley in 2005. The golf course was designed by Darren Clarke and is set in {{convert|170|acre|km2}} of mature woodlands.{{cite web | author= | title=Castle Dargan Estate Ballygawley Co Sligo | work=ireland-guide.com | url=http://www.ireland-guide.com/establishment/castle_dargan_hotel_-_estate_hotel_and_golf_resort.5282.html| accessdate=13 July 2007 }}[http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-places-to-go/placefinder/b/ballygawley-sligo/ Ballygawley – Sligo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111042212/http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-places-to-go/placefinder/b/ballygawley-sligo/ |date=2008-01-11 }}
Places of interest
Ballygawley Mountains, a low mountain range which is an extension of the Ox Mountains include hills called Calliach a' Bhéara, Sliabh Deane, Sliabh Dargan and Aghamore Far. All these four have cairns at their summits. The hills are composed of a metamorphic rock called psammitic paragneiss. Near to Calliach a' Bhéara is a monument consisting of three stones, known locally as The Thief, the Boy and the Cow (Cloch a' Ghadai).{{cite book | editor1 = Ursula Egan | editor2 = Elizabeth Byrne | editor3 = Mary Sleeman | editor4 = Sheila Ronan | editor5 = Connie Murphy | name-list-style = amp | title = Archaeological inventory of County Sligo | year = 2005 | publisher = Government Stationery Office, Dublin | isbn = 0755719425}}
Ballygawley village has two pubs and two shops. One is connected with a petrol station. It also has a hairdresser and a post office.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} On the outskirts of the village there are two hotels, one being Castle Dargan with a golf course and spa, and Markree Castle with an archery range and stables.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718211223/http://www.discoverireland.com/ca-en/ireland-places-to-go/placefinder/b/ballygawley-sligo/ Information on Ballygawley and environs] (archived)
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