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2 unusual facts about Ballinasloe


Denis Delaney

Delaney was a native of Ballinasloe, described by O'Neill as "One of the few surviving, good, old-time players of the rollicking style ... Robust in build and ruddy of complexion, he is one of the central figures in its life, and in its celebrated fair."

Peter Tyrrell

He worked as a tailor in Ballinasloe for a while, then in 1935 he emigrated and in 1939 joined the British Army.


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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1971

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Portglenone and Ballinasloe winning the championships of the other two provinces.

John Kernan Mullen

Mullen was born to Denis Mullen (1806–86) and Ellen Mulray (1816–88) in the town of Ballinasloe, County Galway, in June 1847.

Rita Kelly

Rita Kelly (born 1953) is an Irish poet from Ballinasloe in eastern County Galway who now lives in an old lock house along the river Barrow between Athy and Carlow.

Scoil Uí Cheithearnaigh

Scoil Uí Cheithearnaigh is an Irish-teaching national school in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.

Tadhg Mac Lochlainn

Mac Loughlin was a native of Killure, near Ballinasloe, and an innovator in the promotion of local studies, been the author of half-a-dozen books on the subject, as well a number of articles.


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