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7 unusual facts about Ballina


Australian bat lyssavirus

It was first identified in a 5-month-old juvenile Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto) collected near Ballina in northern New South Wales, Australia in January 1995 during a national surveillance program for the recently identified Hendra virus.

Australian Lightwing SP-4000 Speed

The Australian Lightwing SP-4000 Speed is an Australian kit aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Lightwing of Ballina, New South Wales.

Australian Lightwing SP-6000

The Australian Lightwing SP-6000 (or SP6000) is an Australian kit aircraft under development by Australian Lightwing of Ballina, New South Wales.

Ballycastle, County Mayo

To the west of the town are the Stags of Broadhaven, to the east lies Killala Bay while to the south are the towns of Crossmolina and Ballina.

Bus Éireann route 445 serves Ballycastle Mondays to Fridays inclusive providing a few services to/from Ballina via Killala.

Killala

Bus Éireann route 445 serves Killala a few times a day Mondays to Fridays inclusive providing services to Ballina and Ballycastle.

Amongst his services to the twin cause of religion and education was the building and equipping, from funds raised almost exclusively from his diocese's priests and people, of the seminary in the town of Ballina.


Martin Birrane

Born in Ballina, County Mayo in 1935, and educated at St. Muredach's College, in Ballina, Birrane made his money in property development.

Mitchell's rainforest snail

This critically endangered snail is now largely restricted to a range of less than 5 km² of remnant lowland rainforest, scattered around the Tweed, Byron and Ballina Shires of northern New South Wales.


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